RATTY: THE DOWNFALL
OF NYC RATS

RATTY // NJCU 2025

Ratty is an observational documentary giving a voice to the intriguing yet terrifying furry rodents of New York City. Ratty uses street interviews, archival footage, and interviews with organizations such as SenesTech, Positive Pest Management, and PETA to answer the question: How are we alleviating the problem? Does the solution lie in the hands of the people, or City Hall and Sanitation? The whimsical caricature of a Brooklyn rat, played by El Gabriel Gomez, provides a lighthearted transition between interviews. Will the launch of rat birth control be the solution, or another attempt at control that will fail?

directors: Melody McLain & El Gabriel Gomez

cinematographer + editor: James Lacida

Capstone project for our Honors class at NJCU :)

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