30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Mosquito: The Bite of Passage (2016) 10

United States of America | 2016 | 7 min.

A mosquito on his first hunting trip with his mother tries to confess that he doesn’t like blood. During his rite of passage, he'll have to prove he's brave enough to save his mom's life.

CountryUnited States of America
Year2016
Duration7 min
Rating10
LanguageEnglish
SubtitleSimultanneous translation into
Directed by Brian Vincent Rhodes and Teng “Eric” Cheng
Screenplay Brian Vincent Rhodes
Director of Photography Xing Mai Deng
Music Gautier Galard
Edited by Lindsay Armstrong & Brian Paison
Contact Tobi Ogunwande

Biography

Brian Vincent Rhodes grew up in the industrial city of Detroit, Michigan and was an acclaimed youth artist and obsessed fan of animation. Not seeing an immediate future in art, Rhodes studied mechanical engineering and industrial design at the University of Michigan Rhodes now works as a storyboard, character designer and previs artist and has had lead creative roles for projects on Netflix, at the Sundance Film Festival and the Grammys. This film is a part of the set Short Animation 1.

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