L’ombre des papillons

Sofia El Khyari | 9 MIN | France, Portugal, Qatar, Morocco

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SYNOPSIS

In a mysterious forest, a woman is slowly lured into a nostalgic daydream as she observes butterflies.

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SPECIFICATIONS

International title	Shadow of the butterflies
Director	Sofia El Khyari
Screenplay	Sofia El Khyari
Country	France, Portugal, Qatar, Morocco
Year	2022
Length	9′
Language	Arabic
Subtitles	Catalan
Production	–

DIRECTOR

Sofia El Khyari

Sofia El Khyari grew up in Casablanca. She moved to Paris to study cultural management, and learned animation by herself. She directed her first short film and then obtained a Master’s degree in animation at the Royal College of Art in London where she explored her fascination for textures and animated calligraphy.

FILMOGRAPHY: Sand Under your Skin (2016, 15’10), Ayam (2017, 4’00), The Porous Body (2018, 6’15)

FESTIVALS

Toronto International Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival
Bucheon International Animation Festival
Zagreb Film Festival
Zinebi, Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film
Animac
… among others