CHATTANOOGA FILM FESTIVAL 2022: GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY

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by Justin Lore

The shadow of David Lynch is quite long in the realm of genre filmmaking. His blend of neo noir, road trip, horror, and soap opera is a tough act that many imitate but few duplicate. It’s hard to capture the strangeness he brings to screen without straight up copying his style. However, Theodore Schaefer’s Giving Birth To A Butterfly is a movie that will bring to mind some of Lynch’s work but undoubtedly stands on its own two feet, and in the process of paying homage to Montana’s favorite weirdo gives us something undeniably beautiful and deeply moving.

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