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Vlinderman: a blue morpho rests with folded wings on mossy stone in dappled sunlight

Vlinderman

directed by Jeroen Zeegers

When Joop, a warden at a local zoo, discovers a half-eaten butterfly in his butterfly enclosure he sets upon a quest to find the culprit.

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Format
Fiction
Role
Cinematographer
Director
Jeroen Zeegers
Vlinderman: a hand arranges butterfly chrysalises on cotton wool in a small wooden box
Vlinderman: fingers place a pupa among chrysalises bedded on cotton in warm sunlight
Vlinderman: warden Joop in blue tends a wooden hatching cabinet inside a sunlit greenhouse
Vlinderman: a swallowtail butterfly feeds on an orange slice in a dish on a stump
Vlinderman: an owl butterfly perches on a fruit dish beside a green bowl in soft light
Vlinderman: a white spotted butterfly sips nectar atop a bright pink bromeliad against backlit greenery
Vlinderman: Joop and a red haired visitor peer between rows of hanging chrysalises
Vlinderman: zoo staff gather around canteen tables while an older keeper folds a red jacket
Vlinderman: Joop in blue cap and uniform stares straight ahead in a dim staff room
Vlinderman: a bald keeper in a red bodywarmer listens with a doubtful frown indoors
Vlinderman: low angle close up of Joop under his blue cap against bright foliage
Vlinderman: seen from above, Joop stands on a brick path inspecting something amid lush plants
Vlinderman: extreme close up of Joop staring intently from under his blue cap brim
Vlinderman: hands hold up a glass jar with a damaged blue morpho before seated colleagues
Vlinderman: a bald keeper with a gorilla name badge points two fingers across the table
Vlinderman: a butterfly perches on orange wedges in a small ceramic dish on weathered wood
Vlinderman: Joop in blue cap peels an apple at a stump table among greenhouse plants
Vlinderman: a mother and young girl marvel at rows of chrysalises while Joop watches behind
Vlinderman: Joop faces the camera with a bruised eye in a warm wooden room
Vlinderman: an older man in a cardigan sits at a desk backed by cluttered bookshelves
Vlinderman: tight close up of Joop glancing sideways beneath his cap in warm light
Vlinderman: a capuchin monkey pokes its head through a hatch in a wooden enclosure wall
Vlinderman: Joop stands in a blue lit staff kitchen beside an oven covered in notes
Vlinderman: the keeper in the red bodywarmer makes a point in the tiled zoo kitchen
Vlinderman: a rhesus monkey sits hunched on a rock behind the wire of its enclosure
Vlinderman: only Joop's blue cap and eyes peek over a wall, fingers gripping the edge
Vlinderman: Joop leans forward in a dim blue room, red dispensers blurred behind him
Vlinderman: three people confront each other at the wrought iron zoo gates on a grey day
Vlinderman: a suited man and an older woman wait in a cramped tiled kitchen
Vlinderman: the bald keeper and the bespectacled director talk in the cold blue zoo kitchen
Vlinderman: a security guard restrains the shouting keeper outdoors while visitors watch near a gorilla statue
Vlinderman: Joop leans in to watch a butterfly feeding on fruit beside a squeeze bottle
Vlinderman: a swallowtail spreads its wings over orange pieces in a dish on a stump
Vlinderman: Joop stands among dense foliage offering his open palm to a swallowtail butterfly
Vlinderman: close up of a giant swallowtail resting on an open hand in soft light
Vlinderman: Joop in his blue cap speaks softly amid sunlit greenhouse foliage
Vlinderman: Joop gazes through a gauzy mesh screen hung with blurred chrysalises in blue light
Vlinderman: a man in black carries a suitcase along a winding brick path through jungle plants
Vlinderman: a morpho butterfly with closed wings perches on a moss covered rock in low sun

Credits

Director
  • Jeroen Zeegers
Cast
  • Wietse Tanghe
  • Manou Kersting
  • Ivan Pecnik
  • Lore Uyttendaele
  • Yentl Gijbels
Production
  • Michaela Borcher
1st Assistant Director
  • Matthias Tuinstra
Cinematographer
  • Victor Maes
Gaffer
  • Dieter Roelens
Spark
  • Wouter van Achte
Grip
  • John Hokke
1st Assistant Camera
  • Jan-Willem Rouwhorst
  • Michiel Lateur
2nd Assistant Camera
  • Fenna Maas
Art Director
  • Daphne Gort
Set Dressers
  • Mandy Louwet
  • Bob van den Berg
  • Helle Huisman
Make-up
  • Robin Verhecken
Boom Operator
  • Pieter Desmet
Runner
  • Falcke Penso
Script Supervisor
  • Daan Janssens

Festivals

  • International Short Film Festival Leuven (BE)

Specs

Recording Format
  • Digital
Camera
  • Alexa Mini LF
Lenses
  • Canon Sumire
  • Angenieux EZ Zoom
Aspect Ratio
  • Cinemascope — 2.39
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