How to Catch a Butterfly

Kiriko Mechanicus

In 2021, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long kills 8 Asian women in massage parlors in Atlanta, Georgia as a way to suppress his uncontrollable sexual desire. Dutch-Japanese filmmaker Kiriko Mechanicus writes letters to the young murderer to find out what his killings have to do with her sexual life. What do our racial fetishes tell us about our hidden human desires?

Credits

Director
Kiriko Mechanicus
Producer
Ilja Roomans
Year
2026
Country of production
Netherlands, The
Type
Documentary
Genre
Short film
Duration
26 minutes
Spoken language
English
Subtitles
EN
Production company
Docmakers