The Butterfly who had no Wings

🦋 A short, stop-motion story

❄️ This story arrived one early dawn, in winter.
Half way through it started coming out as poetry.
I’d envisioned it being a picture book – and maybe one day it will be…

🎬 In the meantime, I wanted to create something visual with it, and was inspired by the idea of a very simple stop-motion. Made with paper, shiny butterflies and a lego caterpillar.

✨ Here’s the trailer…

If you’d like to watch the full film, message me here and I’ll send you the password and link 🌸

Watch the full story here (password required)

Credits

A poem & film by Tania Pieri

Film-making Companions: Jamie Heart & Isla Kulendran

Music: Tomomi Kato