Butterfly

Butterfly is a poetry film commissioned by Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) to celebrate the opening edition of the Aotearoa Poetry Film Festival (APFF) in 2023. The film was shot at VUW, Toi Whakaari (New Zealand Drama School) and other iconic Wellington locations including Te Ahumarangi Hill, which offers commanding views of the city centre, Princess Bay in the south coast, and the city’s CBD. In Butterfly, the Wellington locations are not a mere scenic background to the action but rather fulfil a specific aesthetic purpose as they are deployed to signify different stages in Butterfly’s life.