synopsis
Annie's new Hollywood apartment complex is home to a community of artists and musicians where nightly music “jams” happen in the courtyard.
At Annie’s first jam, she meets Mike, a charismatic bad-boy musician. Despite her liberal, pro-choice, Jewish upbringing being in direct contradiction to his conservative background, they start dating.
Soon, Annie realizes something is missing – her period. She insists this unintended pregnancy is not a big deal – her parents have been taking her to women’s rights marches her entire life. She will have an abortion the next day.
At her doctor’s appointment she learns that due to medical reasons she has to wait one week for her procedure.
Over the next seven days, Annie gets more in touch with what is going on with her body and feels that having an abortion is a difficult decision. At the same time, despite his insistence of support, Mike sinks into his own background that abortion is wrong.
These differences in opinion climax when Annie goes to a synagogue and expresses her anger at God. Annie speaks with a Rabbi who shares with her the Jewish perspective of abortion, supporting her to make the decision that is best for her.
Ultimately, Annie must break away from her over-protective family and grow up, and into, herself.
SEVEN DAYS TO BUTTERFLY examines several themes including: Choice, Family Dynamics, Coming of Age and Breaking the Mold.
SEVEN DAYS TO BUTTERFLY is a coming of age dramatic comedy that is both deeply personal and political. And, really, what is more personal and yet universal than one's politics?
