Batsies is a short, experimental documentary that examines two women’s tender relationship with an animal that’s quintessentially feared and loathed: the bat.

Our protagonists, Sara Weaver and Sarah Fritts, are best friends and wildlife biologists working out of Texas. These ladies have a wicked sense of humour, they curse like sailors, they’re covered in tattoos, and consider themselves outliers within a male-dominated field.

We follow their journey as they conduct cutting-edge bat research throughout rural Texas. Wind turbines are posing a new threat to bat populations, and Dr. Weaver and Dr. Fritts are working on the front lines to figure out why.

The scientific community understands just how critical this research is: Bats save billions of dollars in agriculture costs by consuming insects that feed on crops. Regardless of their economic value, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in deep public stigma towards bats that is now worse than ever. Through these ladies’ research efforts, quirky friendship, and shared bat obsession, Batsies will serve a fresh take on saving a creature that’s considered the ultimate outcast.