function find_sidecar () {
    file_a="$1"
    search_path="$2"
    # check if file_a is aae file or heic file
    if [[ $file_a == *.aae ]]; then
        # we need to find a .heic file
        find "$search_path" -type f -iname "${file_a:r}.heic"
    else
        # we need to find a .aae file
        find "$search_path" -type f -iname "${file_a:r}.aae"
    fi
}