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(Manhattan Film Festival – Best Film)
Stunning Performance from
NASHVILLE’s Will Chase
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Bill Baker, a kind, sensitive man, enjoys life’s simple pleasures, such as tilling his garden and admiring the butterflies. His seemingly fulfilled life is disrupted by Pavornocturnus – a night terror disorder that causes Bill to commit violent acts while asleep. His disorder can only be relieved with a unique, dangerous, and mind-altering technology. After a particularly disastrous episode, Bill’s loving wife, Emma, leaves him, shattering his perfect world. Now Bill is only left with his best friend and trusted colleague, Mac, and the faint hope that one day, Emma will return…until he meets Annie – a 10-year old girl who brings laughter and excitement back to his life. Is Annie the answer to Bill’s plagued, mundane and lonely life? Or will Bill’s dangerous disorder get in the way of his happiness – again?
Filmmaker’s Note
“Butterflies of Bill Baker tampers with the fragile subject of the extent to which a seemingly weak mind tries to “fix” itself. We all have some sort of unrest in our lives, no matter how big or small. Whether it’s a comparatively inconsequential bad habit, or a violent sleep disorder, what we do to overcome this defines us. The film highlights the internal human struggle to adapt to what life throws at you through the themes of desire, uncertainty and destruction.
This is the story of Bill, who is trying to figure it out, just like all of us…”
-Writer/Director Sania Jhankar
WILL CHASE is a Tony-Award-nominated actor and singer, best known for his work in Broadway musicals and in the NBC series SMASH. He is currently starring as country superstar Luke Wheeler on ABC’s NASHVILLE. Will has appeared on Broadway in RENT, MISS SAIGON, THE FULL MONTY and BILLY ELLIOT.
Also Starring
In the past few months Sterling Jerins wrapped the feature film THE COUP opposite Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson and Lake Bell, as well as the Gilles Brenner film DARK PLACES, playing the young Charlize Theron. Jerins starred alongside Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton in AND SO IT GOES for director Rob Reiner and was seen in the blockbuster WORLD WAR Z. She also played the daughter of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in THE CONJURING.
Zuzanna Szadkowski played the iconic ‘Dorota’ in CW’s hit drama series GOSSIP GIRL Currently she can be seen as ‘Nurse Pell’ on the Cinemax series from Steven Soderbergh THE KNICK and on the fourth season of HBO’s GIRLS as ‘Priya’. Other television credits include ELEMENTARY, GUIDING LIGHT, THE SOPRANOS, and LAW AND ORDER.
Marin Hinkle is an American actress, known for playing the role of Judith Harper-Melnick, Alan Harper’s ex-wife on TWO AND A HALF MEN. She currently has a recurring role as Isabelle on CBS’s renewed political drama, MADAM SECRETARY, opposite Tea Leoni. Hinkle has also had recurring roles on DON’T TRUST THE B- IN APARTMENT 23, BROTHERS AND SISTERS and THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM.
Writer/Director Sania Jhankar was born and brought up in the heart of Bollywood – Mumbai, India. At the age of 13, when she worked as an actor on LEKROO, THE CHILD. She was an assistant director on THE LOVERS starring Josh Hartnett and worked closely with Roland Joffé. Jhankar is currently developing two features – UNDERGROUND RUSH and KULFI, a tale of 3 interlocking stories from New York to Mumbai.
Producer Reema Dutt has produced features, docs, shorts and commercials. Her work includes SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, A REFUGEE, GREY and GET HAPPY, among others. She is currently in development for 2 feature films – LINKING IN and KULFI