How to Catch a Butterfly (2026)

Name: How to Catch a Butterfly
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-05-11T13:18:46+02:00

Documentary | 26 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 26 minuten

Country: Netherlands

Directed by: Kiriko Mechanicus

Starst: and Kiriko Mechanicus

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How to Catch a Butterfly plot

"Filmmaker Kiriko Mechanicus writes letters to a young mass shooter to find the root of their mutual obsession for one another."

In 2021, American Robert Aaron Long murdered eight Asian women in massage parlors in Atlanta, claiming he wanted to suppress his uncontrollable sexual desires. Dutch-Japanese filmmaker Kiriko Mechanicus writes letters to the young killer to find out what his murders have to do with her sexuality. What do our ethnic fetishes say about our secret human desires?