Butterfly (2024)
- Original title
- Papillon
- Directed by
- Florence Miailhe
- Genre
- animation, drama, history
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short film is about Alfred Nakache, a French-Algerian swimmer who survived the Holocaust. It follows his life and hardships during that time through animation.
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What happens
Butterfly (French: Papillon) is a French animated short film written and directed by Florence Miailhe. The story is inspired by the life of the French-Algerian swimmer and holocaust survivor Alfred Nakache. The film premiered in the Generation Kplus program at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in 2024, where it won the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film. It was subsequently screened at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it won the André Martin Award for Best French Short Film. It was a César Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 50th César Awards in 2025, and an Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards in 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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