Lobuin, Vanessa and Soma are three women from very different parts of the world, but with one thing in common: all of them are losing everything due to the effects of global warming and are forced to migrate in order to survive. Mariposas negras tells their stories, their struggle not to disappear, despite the fact that their place of origin no longer exists. A powerful animated film, inspired by the lives of real women, lives like those of thousands of people who suffer the consequences of climate change on a daily basis. Lives that deserve to be told.

David Baute studied film directing at the Havana Film School, production of audiovisual programs at the Official Institute of Spain’s RTVE, and video and film editing at TAI, Madrid. He has directed the documentaries Ella(s) (2010), Milagros (2018) and Éxodo climático (2020). Mariposas negras (2024) premiered at Annecy.