Moths and Butterflies

Essas Coisas Que Queimam Devagar

February 2022 •Portuguese

Barbie Mariposa

February 2008 •English

Elina, heroine of the Fairytopia films tells her friend Bibble the story of Flutterfield, a faraway kingdom populated by fairies with butterfly wings. Henna, the evil butterfly fairy has poisoned the queen of Flutterfield in an attempt to take over the kingdom.

White Butterfly

July 2024 •Vietnamese

Upon learning of her mother's passing, May returns to Vietnam after 20 years, determined to learn about her parents' separation in relation to the Mother Goddess Worship. Despite family opposition and cultural barriers, May remains committed to uncovering the truth.

Bunny

November 1998 •English

Bunny, an elderly rabbit who uses a walker, is in her kitchen one night baking a cake. A photograph from her wedding day is on her wall. A pesky and persistent moth bangs about the kitchen. She shoos it outside, turns off the porch light, and returns to her baking. The moth finds its way back into the kitchen, she bats it with a wooden spoon, and it falls into the mix. She stirs it up, pours the batter into a pan, and pops it into the oven. But the moth isn't done: it has a different mission, turning the oven into a portal, and inviting Bunny on a voyage of reunion.

The Legend of Silk

January 1951 •French

Nick and the Jade Tree

Invalid date •Russian

Nick is a caterpillar boy who, having overcome the taboo of the swamp, becomes a butterfly and, regardless of difficulties, strives for his dream - the Magic jade tree, where all the most beautiful butterflies of the world live. Dangerous trials, fun adventures, new friends and, of course, first love await Nick on his way.

La vispa Teresa

December 1939 •Italian

La vispa Teresa (“Lively Theresa”) is based on a well known song; a girl, ten, catches a butterfly and all the other insects intervene to save it.

Zanna: Whisper of Volcano Isle

January 2025 •Indonesian

Zanna, a girl separated from her family suddenly enters a world full of wonders that she never imagined. Together with two beautiful fairies, Dinda and Novi, Zanna dared to explore various new and challenging things, even fighting attacks by evil enemy forces.

Mothlight

December 1963 •English

Seemingly at random, the wings and other bits of moths and insects move rapidly across the screen. Most are brown or sepia; up close, we can see patterns within wings, similar to the veins in a leaf. Sometimes the images look like paper cutouts, like Matisse. Green objects occasionally appear. Most wings are translucent. The technique makes them appear to be stuck directly to the film.

Katy Caterpillar

July 1984 •Spanish

Katy Caterpillar lives in a cherry tree deep in the forest, but she longs to see the wide world. When she finally gets her chance, she meets lots of fascinating characters along the way.

Sweet Cocoon

September 2014 •

A story about a caterpillar undergoing metaphorphosis in a too-small cocoon.

A Short Vision

May 1956 •English

The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.

Requiem

July 2018 •

In a misty graveyard, a luminous butterfly meets the Angel of Death who has come to take it.

Butterfly Tale

October 2023 •French

A pair of rival butterflies form an unlikely friendship.

Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

July 2012 •English

Maggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling classmates. But when a lonely caterpillar befriends her, she makes it her mission to save it from a ruthless butterfly smashing toddler.

Slik blir det lettere

January 1956 •Norwegian

In part 1, a married couple take care of their new baby. In part 2, Leif Juster on stage presents a series of cooking and housekeeping tips. The fourth in a series of Norwegian commercial compilations addressed to "the modern housewife".

Shalabham

January 2025 •English

A struggling artist going through a creative block rendering his mind void of inspiration.

Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess

August 2013 •English

Mariposa becomes the Royal Ambassador of Flutterfield, and is sent to bring peace between her fairy land and their rivals, the Crystal Fairies of Shimmervale. While Mariposa doesn't make a great first impression on the King, she becomes fast friends with his shy daughter, Princess Catania. However, a misunderstanding causes Mariposa to be banished from their fairy land. As Mariposa and Zee returns to Flutterfield, they encounter a dark fairy on her way to destroy Shimmervale. Mariposa rushes back and helps Princess Catania to save their fairy land and together, the two girls prove that the best way to make a friend, is to be a friend.

Chrysalis

December 2024 •Portuguese

Don't give up! You haven't failed yet. What would you do if you or a family or friend were diagnosed with cancer? Would you risk it all for surgery or risk it all to see live what life you have left to the fullest?

I Was a Teenage Butterfly

January 2007 •English

The Battle of the Bug Bands.