
Who Are We as communities? This program looks at our identity within our communities and how our communities are defined.
Butterfly is the delicate story of an Italian teenager who sees her life plan collapse in eight minutes. Raised in one of Naples’ most troubled neighborhoods, Irma focuses on boxing and reaches the Olympics at just 18 years old. Her dramatic defeat there shakes the core of her identity while family tensions, economic strain, and unrealistic dreams complicate her return home. She struggles to reconnect until a new opportunity forces her to decide who she really is. This is a real-life story, but its irresistible protagonist and cinematic storytelling allow Butterfly to be experienced like a fiction film.
This doc is in partnership with OutWatch Wine Country's LGBTQI Film Festival.
- Year2018
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageItalian
- CountryItaly
- DirectorCasey Kauffman, Alessandro Cassigoli
- ScreenwriterCasey Kauffman, Alessandro Cassigoli
Who Are We as communities? This program looks at our identity within our communities and how our communities are defined.
Butterfly is the delicate story of an Italian teenager who sees her life plan collapse in eight minutes. Raised in one of Naples’ most troubled neighborhoods, Irma focuses on boxing and reaches the Olympics at just 18 years old. Her dramatic defeat there shakes the core of her identity while family tensions, economic strain, and unrealistic dreams complicate her return home. She struggles to reconnect until a new opportunity forces her to decide who she really is. This is a real-life story, but its irresistible protagonist and cinematic storytelling allow Butterfly to be experienced like a fiction film.
This doc is in partnership with OutWatch Wine Country's LGBTQI Film Festival.
- Year2018
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageItalian
- CountryItaly
- DirectorCasey Kauffman, Alessandro Cassigoli
- ScreenwriterCasey Kauffman, Alessandro Cassigoli