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Documentary Explores Father’s Legacy Amid Azerbaijan-Armenia Tensions

4/14/2026

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Rena Effendi, a photojournalist, investigates her father's legacy in the documentary "Chasing the Satyrus."
Her father, a lepidopterist, was largely absent during her childhood and died when she was 14.
She learns of a rare butterfly named Satyrus effendi and travels to the Caucasus mountains to find it.
With help from lepidopterists, the film links the journey to Azerbaijan–Armenia tensions and to her father's life and the fragile peace.

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Story summary

Rena Effendi, a photojournalist, investigates her father's legacy in the documentary "Chasing the Satyrus."
Her father, a lepidopterist, was largely absent during her childhood and died when she was 14.
She learns of a rare butterfly named Satyrus effendi and travels to the Caucasus mountains to find it.
With help from lepidopterists, the film links the journey to Azerbaijan–Armenia tensions and to her father's life and the fragile peace.