Set in a universe of magical realism, a boastful father prattles on superficially about his daughter to another parent in the school pick up line, but is unable to perceive her when it matters most. Upon reading Samanta Schweblin’s short story “Mariposas”, I was struck by the fantastical nature of the work, and its use of Magical Realism, a literary genre made popular by numerous Latin American novels such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “100 Years of Solitude” (1967).
WW0711 statement: A great example of how to tell a story efficiently and very visually without losing its impact!
Director: Adrian Carey
Writer: Samanta Schweblin
Producer: David Eli Munz Maire
Key Cast: Miguel Belmonte, Rocco Salata, Alice Chandler-Hume, Anastasia Baker
