Blue Butterfly
Logline
Synopsis
Blind, brain damaged, and locked under a Conservatorship, BECCA MEADOWS is a prisoner in her own home. With round-the-clock caregivers dictating her every move, Becca and her husband JEFF’s life is anything but ordinary.
When TOM SCHMIDT, her Conservator, denies Becca an increase to her meager allowance from her trust fund, she finally snaps. Becca searches for a lawyer to take on her case against Tom and the Conservatorship. She is rejected by every law firm in town until she stumbles upon GERRITY, an inexperienced but eager attorney who is willing to become her David against Goliath.
In an impossible-to-win two-day court battle, Tom’s legal team paints Jeff as a jobless, homeless, opportunist and brings into question Becca’s competency. Becca soon cracks under the stress of the trial and retreats inward where she reconnects with her twelve-year-old self.
This DOPPELGÄNGER, created in the gloomy Sinkhole of Becca’s mind, takes her on an emotional journey through her memories. Together they uncover the truth about Jeff’s true nature, her mother’s role in Becca being locked under the Conservatorship, and the key to her freedom.
But when Becca realizes her Doppelgänger is determined to keep her in the Sinkhole, she climbs desperately back to reality and challenges the Judge on his ruling. After citing her rights as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Judge agrees to let her pick a new guardian.
Becca emerges from the courthouse victorious. She now has the will to keep fighting and advocating for her freedom. No matter how many years it will take.
Color and Tone
BLUE BUTTERFLY will showcase a transitional color palette indicative of Becca’s emotional arc. The first act will be graded with a warm and earthy colorspace. By contrast, the courtroom battle unfolds with claustrophobic and anxiety-inducing tones of brown and grey. Once inside the Sinkhole, the film takes on cool blue tones evoking grief, sadness, and death.
Sound Design
The sound-scape in BLUE BUTTERFLY creates an immersive world for the visually impaired and sighted alike. Becca’s waking moments in the hospital are set entirely over black with sounds building gradually allowing the audience to experience her world being blind. The Sinkhole will feature a multilayered sound design with echoes, separation, and movement of effects and voices to pull the audience directly into Becca’s fractured mind.
Color and Tone
BLUE BUTTERFLY will showcase a transitional color palette indicative of Becca’s emotional arc. The first act will be graded with a warm and earthy colorspace. By contrast, the courtroom battle unfolds with claustrophobic and anxiety-inducing tones of brown and grey. Once inside the Sinkhole, the film takes on cool blue tones evoking grief, sadness, and death.
Sound Design
The sound-scape in BLUE BUTTERFLY creates an immersive world for the visually impaired and sighted alike. Becca’s waking moments in the hospital are set entirely over black with sounds building gradually allowing the audience to experience her world being blind. The Sinkhole will feature a multilayered sound design with echoes, separation, and movement of effects and voices to pull the audience directly into Becca’s fractured mind.
Comps
Comps
Geno Marx
Writer & Director
As a bi-racial kid of European and Indian/Sri Lankan descent, he struggled in his youth to find his own tribe. With a revolving door of abusive stepfathers and a career-driven mother who travelled abroad, Geno and his siblings were latchkey kids. Books, movies, music, and writing became his escape.
After moving to Los Angeles and working as an editor and videographer, his world was turned upside down with the birth of his two extremely premature sons.
Geno writes stories that speak to the pain of dysfunctional families,broken relationships, and overcoming adversity.
Today he lives in Phoenix with his wife, children, two cats, and some unwelcome scorpions
Legal Representation
Harris Tulchin
Harris Tulchin & Associates
Geno Marx
Writer & Director
Geno is a Writer and Director from Chicago.
As a bi-racial kid of European and Indian/Sri Lankan descent, he struggled in his youth to find his own tribe. With a revolving door of abusive stepfathers and a career-driven mother who travelled abroad, Geno and his siblings were latchkey kids. Books, movies, music, and writing became his escape.
At twelve, he won the Young Author’s Contest, and the experience planted the seed of Hollywood dreams.
After moving to Los Angeles and working as an editor and videographer, his world was turned upside down with the birth of his two extremely premature sons.
Geno writes stories that speak to the pain of dysfunctional families,broken relationships, and overcoming adversity.
Today he lives in Phoenix with his wife, children, two cats, and some unwelcome scorpions.
Legal Representation
Rebecca S Meadows
Executive Producer
Rebecca S. Meadows is a visually impaired author and civil rights advocate. She is the CEO and founder of BBE Entertainment.
After publishing several books including the memoirs “Because You’re Blind,” “Changing My Perspective,” and the short story collections; “Metamorphosis” and “Still Busy Steering” – Becca set her sights on producing content for the visually impaired community.
Becca is the co-creator of Don’t Look Now and is actively working towards producing the
feature film BLUE BUTTERFLY, inspired by her own true story of being locked under an unconstitutional guardianship and conservatorship for fifteen years.
She spends her days working hard on several projects, each designed to help others discover the power they possess to change their own lives.
Geno Marx
Writer & Director
Geno Marx
Writer & Director
As a bi-racial kid of European and Indian/Sri Lankan descent, he struggled in his youth to find his own tribe. With a revolving door of abusive stepfathers and a career-driven mother who travelled abroad, Geno and his siblings were latchkey kids. Books, movies, music, and writing became his escape.
After moving to Los Angeles and working as an editor and videographer, his world was turned upside down with the birth of his two extremely premature sons.
Geno writes stories that speak to the pain of dysfunctional families,broken relationships, and overcoming adversity.
Today he lives in Phoenix with his wife, children, two cats, and some unwelcome scorpions
Legal Representation
Harris Tulchin
Harris Tulchin & Associates
Rebecca S Meadows
Executive Producer
Rebecca S Meadows
Executive Producer
After publishing several books including the memoirs “Because You’re Blind,” “Changing My Perspective,” and the short story collections; “Metamorphosis” and “Still Busy Steering” – Becca set her sights on producing content for the visually impaired community.
She spends her days working hard on several projects, each designed to help others discover the power they possess to change their own lives.