Butterfly (Papillon)
Florence Miailhe
France | 2024 | 15′
In the sea, a man swims.
As he does, memories come to the surface.
From his early childhood to his life as a man, all his memories are linked to water.
Some are happy, some glorious, some traumatic.
This story will be that of his last swim. It will take us from the source to the river – from the waters of childhood pools to those of swimming pools – from a North African country to the shores of the Mediterranean – from Olympic stadiums to water retention basins – from concentration camp to the dream beaches of Reunion.
Animation: Florence Miailhe, Aurore Peuffier, Chloé Sorin
Screenplay: Florence Miailhe
Editing: Nassim Gordji-Tehrani
Sound Design: Pierre Oberkampf
Music: Pierre Oberkampf
Voice: Fayçal Zafi, Jessica Jaouiche, Alexandre Liebe, Johannes Olivier Hamm, Hocine Ben, Olivier Pessel, Foued Kemeche, Yassine Mestaoui
Producer: Ron Dyens, Luc Camilli
Production: Sacrebleu Productions
Florence Miailhe
A graduate of the National School of Decorative Arts, with a specialization in printmaking, Florence Miailhe began as a designer and in 1991 directed her first short film, Hammam. From that moment she created a very personal style for her animated films: using tempera, pastels or sand, she creates the scenes directly under the camera, with a covering process. She received the César Award for Best Short Film for Au premier dimanche d’août (2002), a Special Mention in Cannes for Conte de Quartier (2006) and in 2015 the Cristal d’Honneur Award at the Annecy Animation Film Festival for her complex body of work. Her first feature film The Crossing in 2021 received the Special Mention at Annecy.
