Synopsis:
A young woman describes her father and his relationship to his many pets that he never managed to take care of. The animals consistently die one after the other in a context of a family being torn apart. This is the story of those clumsy people whose tactless expression of love ends up pushing away loved ones.
- Director:
- Shih-Yen HUANG
- Year:
- 2021
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, 2D Animation
- Original title:
- La Confiture de papillons
- Production type:
- Student
- Animator:
- Shih-Yen HUANG
- Script writer:
- Shih-Yen HUANG
- Music composer:
- Gustave CARÈNE
- Sound designers:
- Xavier DROUAULT, Théo SERRER
- Editor:
- Shih-Yen HUANG
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Tragicomedy
- Tags:
- Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Love, Animals, Poetic, Transformation, Sad, Mental health
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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