The Bats (film)
| The Bats | |
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| Directed by | Jim Trainor |
| Written by | Jim Trainor |
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| Music by | Joe Miuccio |
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Running time | 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.[2][3]
The Bats won an Honorable Mention in the Sundance Film Festival's Short Filmmaking category in 2000.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Line and Voice". The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. September 2010. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ a b da Costa, Beatriz; Philip, Kavita, eds. (2010). Tactical Biopolitics: Art, Activism, and Technoscience. MIT Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0262514910.
- ^ Popkin (November 27, 2021). "The Bats is an award-winning hand-drawn animation by Jim Trainer". Boing Boing. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "2000 Sundance Film Festival | Awards". History.Sundance.org. Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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