Searching for Butterflies

In Western Syria, Mudar Salimeh searches for butterflies. He is creating an online encyclopedia of the different species he encounters. Amidst a landscape scarred by war, he finds pleasure in following these colorful, fluttering creatures.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002130c

Field Recordings: Mudar Salimeh Music: Samer Saem Eldahr a.k.a. Hello Psychaleppo Produced for Falling Tree and BBC4

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“A documentary of rare meditative beauty and quiet sorrow”- Financial Times

Special Mention, Phonurgia Nova, Archives de la Parole, 2024 Coup de coeur, RIDM, Recontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal, 2024 Selected for SONOHR, Radical Audio, 2025