When Does "The Animatrix: Kid's Story" (2003) Take Place?
"Kid's Story" is a science fiction animated short film written by Lana Wachowski with Lilly Wachowski and released June 3rd, 2003.
It takes place on the fictional The Matrix timeline roughly in the year:
We know this because Neo appears [clearly after the conclusion of the film "The Matrix" (1999) because he is outside the Matrix] and Kid appears [clearly before the start of the film "The Matrix: Reloaded" (2003) because he is still inside the Matrix].
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We know this because Neo appears [clearly after the conclusion of the film "The Matrix" (1999) because he is outside the Matrix] and Kid appears [clearly before the start of the film "The Matrix: Reloaded" (2003) because he is still inside the Matrix].
The timeline of the Matrix Universe is fairly unique among the largest franchises because the human characters within its fictional world (diegesis) do not themselves know what year it truly is for the duration of most of the stories.
It is the fifth chronological short film in The Matrix Universe timeline. It can be watched after the film "The Matrix" (1999) and before the short film "Final Flight of the Osiris" (2003), after the film "The Matrix: Reloaded" (2003) as an extended flashback, or entirely separately.
