Giving Birth to a Butterfly

Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Directed byTheodore Schaefer
Written byTheodore Schaefer
Patrick Lawler
StarringAnnie Parisse
Gus Birney
Release date
  • August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) (Fantasia)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Giving Birth to a Butterfly is a 2021 American mystery comedy drama film written by Theodore Schaefer and Patrick Lawler, directed by Schaefer and starring Annie Parisse and Gus Birney.[1] It is Schaefer's feature directorial debut.[2]

Synopsis

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After having her identity stolen, a woman, and her son's pregnant girlfriend, bond together on a surreal journey as they attempt to track down the perpetrators.[3]

Cast

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Release

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The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on August 9, 2021.[4] Then it was screened in Los Angeles on May 10, 2023.[5] It was also released on Fandor on May 16, 2023.[5]

Reception

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The film has a 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews.[6] Lorry Kikta of Film Threat rated the film an 8 out of 10.[1]

Katie Rife of The A.V. Club gave the film a positive review and wrote, "But flimsy as it is, Giving Birth To A Butterfly shows promise."[7]

Drew Tinnin of Dread Central awarded the film three and a half stars out of five and wrote, "Giving Birth to a Butterfly dovetails between the mundane and the profound, the way poems often do."[8]

Shelagh Rowan-Legg of Screen Anarchy gave the film a positive review and wrote, "While it's missing some connective tissue that would strengthen its American-style magical realism mode, there's a heartache and a hopefulness to it that makes for a compelling journey."[5]

Jon Mendelsohn of Comic Book Resources gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Overall, Giving Birth to a Butterfly is more like a complicated poem than a fully realized film, but it's still original enough to warrant a first-time viewing."[9]

David Lynch of KENS gave the film a positive review and wrote, "If Giving Birth to a Butterfly finds Schaefer in his own storytelling metamorphosis, it’s worth awaiting what he has to offer once fully emerged."[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kikta, Lorry (August 9, 2021). "Giving Birth to a Butterfly". Film Threat. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Keogan, Natalia (May 30, 2023). ""It Really Does Take a Village": Ted Schaefer on Giving Birth to a Butterfly". Filmmaker. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10175106/
  4. ^ Hopewell, John (July 29, 2021). "Annie Parisse Led 'Giving Birth to a Butterfly' Gets First Clip, Sales Agent, Ahead of Fantasia (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Rowan-Legg, Shelagh (May 10, 2023). "GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY Review: When It's Time to Board The Next Train". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Giving Birth to a Butterfly". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ Rife, Katie (August 14, 2021). "You've never seen a nun movie quite like this". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Tinnin, Drew (June 16, 2023). "'Giving Birth to a Butterfly' Review: A Tiny Triumph of Desperation and Rebirth". Dread Central. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Mendelsohn, Jon (August 10, 2021). "Fantasia 2021: Giving Birth to a Butterfly Meanders Into a Surrealist Dream". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Lynch, David (May 19, 2023). "'Giving Birth to a Butterfly' Review: A debut as strange and moving as its title". KENS. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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