The Butterflies are Just a Step Behind

Parvaneha Badraghe Mikonand

Sat 19 4.30 Barbican subtitles will be read aloud for young children at this screening

Neda is a little girl who, after a terrible flood kills her mother, moves to another town with her father. She can't respond to her new cousins, their attempt to cheer her just worsen her sadness. Handling child bereavement in an intelligent and brave way, Butterflies Are Just a Step Behind uses visual poetry and even a brief animation sequence to explore emotional recovery.

Iran 2004, Dir Mohammed Ebrahim Moaiery, 80min DEFC (Iran)
Farsi with English subtitles