"The Invisible Mammal" Film Screening Event | Sycamore

Join us for the film screening of The Invisible Mammal.

Against the backdrop of a global pandemic and the sixth mass extinction, filmmaker Kristin Tièche explores the crucial roles that bats play in our shared environment, and how a team of women bat scientists set out to save a North American bat species from a deadly fungal disease called white-nose syndrome (WNS) to create a better future for both bats and humans. At once a nature film, a science film, and a character-driven adventure film, The Invisible Mammal will immerse you in the world of bats and forever change the way you feel about these amazing little creatures.

A feature documentary, co-produced and fiscally sponsored by The Wild Lens Collective, a 501(c)3 organization.

Director's Statement:
"A disease called White-nose Syndrome had been discovered in a bat cave outside of Albany, New York in 2006, and since then over 7 million bats across the continent had perished as a result of its rapid spread. I immediately thought of the bats I saw in the night sky at The Inn Complete, and wondered if they too were dead, and if students like me were still able to dine under a night sky filled with little flying mammals. It was at that moment that I knew, as a filmmaker and storyteller, I had to make a documentary about bats in North America. I started off small and local, by filming a colony of 250,000 Mexican free-tail bats that live under a freeway just outside of Sacramento, California. In 2016, I released a short documentary about a bat rescuer from Central California who leads groups of visitors to watch these bats emerge at sunset to feed on moths over the nearby crop fields. Without fail, every time I show that film to audiences, at least one person comes up to me after the screening and tells me that before seeing my film, they were afraid of bats, but now, they want to go see them in the wild because they realize how amazing these little creatures are."-Kristin Tiéche

More information: https://www.theinvisiblemammal.com/

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in programming, call the DeKalb County Extension office at 815-758-8194. The DeKalb County Farm Bureau is located at 1350 W Prairie Drive in Sycamore, IL. The building and theater are handicap accessible.

A $1 donation at the door is appreciated to help defray the cost of the screening.

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Host or Publisher University of Illinois Extension