Black Butterfly (2010)
95 min
Black Butterfly is about 16 year old Ariel- a girl with a dream. Making the Women's U.S. Swim Team will change her life. Ariel excitedly begins training when... tragedy strikes. She is brutally raped. Her dreams of swimming, relationships, and life are tossed to and fro as she struggles within the aftermath. Should she tell? Should she hide? Adrenaline and anticipation rise as her coach, family and friends find out about the rape in various ways. Now, what will each do to seek revenge? How will they deal with a rapist who is no stranger to their lives? What draws the line between pain and possibility for Ariel? Written by Honee Earth, LLC.
- Release date
- March 17, 2010
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $500,000
Trailer
Cast
- Elizabeth Abraham as Mrs. Matthews
- Sheree Bynum as Patricia Simms
- Ron Cooper as Coach
- Tiffany J. Curtis as Mitchell's wife
- Harold Dennis as Principal James
- Kris Desautels as Officer Wilson
- Patrice Danyelle Driver as Swimmer
- Keeland Ellis as Mitchell
- Richard Gallion as Daniel
- Lionel Gentle as David Simms
Crew
- Mark Harris · Director
- Mark Harris · Writer
- Mark Harris · Producer
- Alisa Inez · Composer
- Mileen Patel · Composer
- Alina Pitman · Composer
- Spike Rebel · Composer
- Ricardo Islas · Cinematographer
- Ricardo Islas · Editor
- Tressa Epps · Production designer