Synopsis : Tanit migrates with her children from the dry, uninhabitable region of Turkana to Nairobi. In India, Shaila leaves her small island of Ghoramara, which is shrinking due to rising sea levels, to work as a housekeeper in Dubai. And Valeria flies with her children to Paris after a hurricane destabilizes life on the French island of Saint Martin. All three women are hoping for a better life, but in their new environments are forced to deal with various forms of exploitation. Focusing on climate refugees who have lost everything due to global warming, Black Butterflies is a radical and affecting call for change.
Festival History : Sitges International Film Festival 2024, Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024
Director :
David Baute
Producer :
Edmon Roch, David Baute, Marc Sabe,César Zelada
Screenplay :
Yaiza Berrocal
DOP :
María Pulido
Editor :
Clara Martínez Malagelada
Cast :
Laura Gómez, Bella Agossou, Miranda Gas
David Baute is currently the artistic director of the MiradasDoc Documentary Film Festival. His films –Ella(s) (2010), La murga, opera popular (2014), Milagros (2018), and Climate Exodus (2020)– have been selected in various national and international festivals.