Jim Trainor
Born
James Trainor

1957 or 1958 (age 65–66)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University (BA)[2]
Occupations

James Trainor is an American experimental filmmaker and animator. He is known for his 1999 short animated film The Bats,[3] which won an Honorable Mention in the Sundance Film Festival's Short Filmmaking category in 2000.[4] His other films include The Fetishist (1997) and The Moschops (2000).[5]

He is an associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where he has taught since 2000.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "–". Center: A Journal of the Literary Arts. Vol. 1–3. 2000. pp. 132, 207.
  2. 1 2 "Jim Trainor – SAIC Faculty Sabbatical Exhibit". School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ da Costa, Beatriz; Philip, Kavita, eds. (2010). Tactical Biopolitics: Art, Activism, and Technoscience. MIT Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0262514910.
  4. ↑ "2000 Sundance Film Festival | Awards". History.Sundance.org. Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Petrakis, John (June 16, 2000). "Trainor's Simple Animation Belies Masterful Storytelling". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2023.


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