Giving Birth to a Butterfly

Released May 1, 2023

1h 16m

Drama

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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After having her identity stolen online, Diana Dent leaves her family and goes on a road trip with her son's pregnant girlfriend to track down the perpetrators. The mismatched travel companions form an unexpected bond as they concede to the hardships of their own lives, and their hunt for answers becomes a surreal journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

It's not the high strangeness of David Lynch (although dream logic and symbolism starts to play a role) but a more suburban and restrained surrealism, built around themes of duality and birth.

Jul 21, 2023

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

It isn’t for all tastes, but the bizarre goings-on do come together in a striking way. Schaefer’s a talent on the rise.

Rated: 3/4

May 31, 2023

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Even for a movie meant to be offbeat, the rhythm is jarringly askew.

May 18, 2023

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Sarah Vincent

Cambridge Day

Schaefer’s exploration of the two-sided theme of the banal, meager wage-earning life and perpetuation of traditional Greek culture is evocative, but never conveys a cohesive vision

Rated: 2/4

Aug 16, 2023

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Aundria Parker

Daily Grindhouse

On the surface, it is a film about stolen identities and navigating the curveballs that life throws at you. When the surface quickly wears off, it leaves a pastel-smeared reflection on wasted life, poor choices, and the false security of a new start.

Jul 21, 2023

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Lorry Kikta

Film Threat

If you like anything David Lynch or any of the surrealist masters, like Luis Bunuel have ever made, then you will like Giving Birth to a Butterfly.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 21, 2023

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Jonathan K

Ultimately very weird, although the first half is not at all. It's quite mundane (which is probably the idea) until it enters bizarro-land. From a cinematography point of view, it tries some really cool things with long shots and a moving camera. As for the story itself, I can definitely come up with meaning and interpretation to the surreal and strange place that the "narrative" d/evolves into, and it's actually one of those rare times where I feel like I'm able to make a coherent interpretation from something so indirect. But in reality, there is little to nothing certain to actually go on, as we are all but abandoned by the storytellers.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Brad P

Giving Birth to a Butterfly dovetails between the mundane and the profound, the way poems often do.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 16 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/23

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Theodore Schaefer

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Annie Parisse

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Gus Birney

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Constance Shulman

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Paul Sparks

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Patrick Lawler

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Synopsis

After having her identity stolen online, Diana Dent leaves her family and goes on a road trip with her son's pregnant girlfriend to track down the perpetrators. The mismatched travel companions form an unexpected bond as they concede to the hardships of their own lives, and their hunt for answers becomes a surreal journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

Director: Theodore Schaefer
Producer: Daryl Freimark, Theodore Schaefer
Screenwriter: Patrick Lawler, Theodore Schaefer
Distributor: Cinedigm
Production Co: Dweck Productions, Hardball Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2023
Runtime: 1h 16m

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