KGFC Festival Talks with Carlotta Summers, writer/star of "Butterflies"

Host Craig Horsley interiews Carlotta Summers, the creator of the
independent short film Butterflies. Synopsis: Melanie and her best
friend play together as children, marveling at swarms
of butterflies. Later, the life cycle
of butterflies becomes the metaphor of how Melanie
negotiates her freshman year of high school during a difficult
period when her best friend has abandoned her, becoming one of
several mean girls who torment her. Feeling isolated, bullied for
her race and her appearance and starting to participate in
self-abuse at home, Melanie is drawn to her science teacher’s
lectures about butterflies. Finally able to confide in
her mother, she goes through her own metamorphosis, understanding
the need to adapt like a butterfly, and returns to school,
determined to stand up for herself.