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 The Butterfly Circus
It all began with an email link from a friend with the following two-line announcement:
"Well, I know you will have to get out the kleenex for this one but it will be worth it. Get ready for a metamorphosis."
Receiving hundreds of "watch this," "try that" email from all over, my finger hovered over the
delete button. Except this one came from someone very dear to me and she would not forward
something unless it was truly significant. So, I clicked on it.
The link took me to the 2009 Winner of
"The Doorpost Film Project" (a website for independent
short film makers). There, under the topic of Hope,
The Butterfly Circus by Joshua and
Rebekah Weigel kept me glued to the screen for the entire time.
The story, taking place during the great depression, revolves around a traveling circus of
misfits. In the opening scene, the troop on tires, winding down a dusty road, drives by a sign
announcing a carnival side show ahead. A little kid (Connor Rosen) in the lead car, holding a
butterfly trapped in a jar, begs to see it.
"Ah, Sammy, you are breaking my heart" replies the driver (Doug Jones). "We are all
the circus you need, kid." But Mr. Mendez (Eduardo Verastequi), the showman in the back
seat, agrees to grant the child's wish.
Sorry, I can't tell you any more without spoiling the rest of it. Let's just say, the lead
actor, playing Will (Nick Vujicic) steals the show. Much is revealed in a brief spell of time,
in this short inspirational work. Seeing it unfold from any other than a spiritual
perspective would do it great disservice.
Don't take my word for it. See if it doesn't make you feel great about being "just
human," doing time on earth with the rest of us. Open your heart and enjoy.
Other stories by Victoria Barkley:
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This film is not available in a theater near you. Not yet, anyway. It has no
big box-office-draw actors. It streams free of charge, and show times are as flexible as flopping down in
front of your 'puter screen.
