Crossing Borders: The Intersection of the Monarch Butterfly, Genetic Identity and Immigrant Rights
Monarch butterfly migration is perceived as one of the most spectacular phenomena in nature, when the monarchs migrate each summer and autumn to and from overwintering sites across Canada, the United States and Mexico. For generations, immigrant rights activists have perceived and used the butterfly as a symbol of fluid and peaceful migration, representing the resilience of immigrants and the human right to move freely across borders. In the same way that the monarch displays its colors and isn’t hiding, the immigrant should be visible and unafraid. The importance of the butterfly in society is not only symbolic and mystical, but now also very tangible.
The Monarch Triptych provides us with three different stories about humans who transform into Monarch butterflies.
MI HERMANO
Short Narrative
9 mins
2018
Mexico
A young boy reconnects with his lost brother when the Monarch butterflies carrying the souls of the dead arrive return his hometown in Macheros, Mexico.
Honorable Mention, 10th Annual Woodstock Film Festival
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Los mimos Monarcas
Short Narrative
13 mins
2018
Mexico
2018 Morelia Film Festival - Watch at Labocine.com
After the death of her partner and the rest of the migrating butterflies, the last monarch survivor has one last message to tell humanity.
After the death of her partner and the rest of the migrating butterflies, the last monarch survivor has one last message to tell humanity. Los Mimos Monarcas was shot in Mexico.
Featuring Gaby Muñoz (Chula the Clown), Sampo Kurppa, Produced by Abraham Dayan, Shot in Angangueo, Michoacán
LA QUE SUEñA
Short Narrative
6 mins
2017
Mexico
A young Mexican biologist living in New York discusses the reasons for her transformation into a Monarch butterfly.
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