Interview with ‘Giving Birth to a Butterfly’ (2023) Director Ted Schaefer & Co-Writer Patrick Lawler

Giving Birth To a Butterfly follows a woman who after having her identity stolen, connects with her son's pregnant girlfriend as they bond together on a surreal journey and attempt to track down the perpetrators. In the conversation with co-writer Patrick Lawler, he speaks to the ‘alchemy’ of the creative dynamic between him and director Ted Schaefer. The pair co-wrote the film together after a long collaborative relationship resulting in their first feature film which is produced by Dweck Productions. Lawler and Schaefer both speak to the magical realism embedded in the film operating between its meditative ambiguity and real-life crisis of identity theft.


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Credits:

• Transcription by Tova Benson-Tilsen, Transcriber/Proofreader (tictactova@gmail.com)
• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Edited by Danny Jarabek

Chapters

• 0:00 Patrick Lawler
• 17:14 Ted Schaefer