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Created: 11/06/2005
Video description: A butterfly collector sees the butterfly of his dreams. The only thing that stands in the way of him adding it to his collection is a pesky monkey bent on setting his butterflies free. This short film attempts to create an organic feel by mixing watercolour paintings with 3D computer animation.

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