The Bats (film) explained

The Bats
Director:Jim Trainor
Music:Joe Miuccio
Runtime:8 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

The Bats is a 1999 American short animated film written and directed by Jim Trainor, who also narrates the film alongside Marianne McGinnis.[1] Hand-drawn by Trainor with felt-tip pens,[2] the film follows the life of a bat who resides in a cave near a Mayan temple. He is raised by his mother, learns to use echolocation, and embarks on a journey of sexual and metaphysical discovery before ultimately completing his life cycle.[3]

The Bats won an Honorable Mention in the Sundance Film Festival's Short Filmmaking category in 2000.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Line and Voice. September 2010. The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. November 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231102224433/https://herbalpertawards.org/artist/line-and-voice. November 2, 2023. live.
  2. Book: da Costa. Beatriz. Philip. Kavita. 2010. Tactical Biopolitics: Art, Activism, and Technoscience. MIT Press. 72. 978-0262514910.
  3. Web site: The Bats is an award-winning hand-drawn animation by Jim Trainer. Popkin. November 27, 2021. Boing Boing. November 2, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2000 Sundance Film Festival Awards. History.Sundance.org. Sundance Film Festival. November 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231102220107/https://history.sundance.org/events/35. November 2, 2023. live.

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