Animation
- Written, directed, and animated by E. J. Barnes
- Color, 3 Minutes, gouache on paper
- Filmed in 16mm with optical soundtrack
- Music "Leatherwing Bat" (traditional) performed by E. J. Barnes (vocals) and Jeff Bottiger (guitar)
- Lyrics and melody based on the version collected and adapted by John A. and Alan Lomax in Folk Song U.S.A., 1966 edition.
- Colored by E. J. Barnes, Lenni Armstrong, and Mike Beach
- Appropriate for all ages
Buy the DVD
Region 1 format animated DVD in Amaray case, $15.00 USD + shipping
Sales of DVDs or original art within Massachusetts are subject to 6 ΒΌ% sales tax.
- Public Showings
- 2013 Arlington Short Animation Film Festival, Arlington, MA
- 2011 Somerville...in Shorts, Somerville, MA
- 2011 3Fest, South Bend, IN
- 2008 Papercut Zine Library November concert, reading, and film showing to benefit Living and Recovery Community of Jamaica Plain; Cambridge, MA
- 2007 Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival, Concord, NH
- 2007 Shelburne Falls Film Festival, Shelburne, MA
- 2007 Sevincer Animation Festival, Brattleboro, VT (Third Prize Winner)
- 2005 Li'l Longbaugh (children's program of Longbaugh Film Festival), Portland, OR.
- 2005 Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2004 Valley Film Festival, North Hollywood, CA
- 2004 Zonker Films Special Children's Program for Fox Chase Family Artwalk, Portland, OR
- 2004 Real to Reel Film Festival, Charlotte, NC
- 2004 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, San Diego, CA
- 2004 Thunderbird International Film Festival, Cedar City, UT (Category Award Winner: First Film, Open Genre Short)
- 2004 ROADance Film Festival, Park City, UT
- 2003 Female Eye Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2003 Bahamas One World Film Festival, Bahamas
- 2003 High Falls Film Festival (Children's Program), Rochester, NY
- 2003 Winslow International Film Festival, Winslow, AZ
- 2003 New Hampshire Film Expo, Derry, NH (now the New Hampshire Film Festival of Portsmouth, NH)
- 2003 Dahlonega International Film Festival, Dahlonega, GA (now the Rome International Film Festival of Rome, GA)
- 2002 Northampton Independent Film Festival (now the Northampton Film Festival), Northampton, MA
- 2001 School of the Museum of Fine Arts Student Film and Video Annual, Boston, MA
