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The Butterfly Dance (1998)

The Butterfly Dance poster
Genre
drama film, mystery film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A short film about a woman drawn into a puzzling situation involving a butterfly. She must navigate the mystery while interacting with a few other characters.

mysteriouscontemplativeunderstatedbittersweetslow-pacedintimatepoignant

What happens

The Butterfly Dance is a 1998 American short mystery drama film, written and directed by Max Reynal, and starring Vera Farmiga, Phil Kauffmann, and Reade Kelly. The film premiered at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival on May 15, 1998, where it won the Gold Remi Award for Best Dramatic Short. It then later screened at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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