Wild About The Press!
June 2018
SIFF Red Carpet - Butterflies Interview With Behind The Rabbit Productions
March 2019
NFMLA Stage 5 Interview presented by Moviemaker Magazine
BWW Review: BUTTERFLIES ~ A Powerful And Poignant Anti-Bullying Allegory
By HERBERT PAINE, BROADWAY WORLD
March 20, 2018
“BUTTERFLIES, directed by Cady McClain and written by and featuring Carlotta Summers, is a riveting, emotionally powerful, and important anti-bullying allegory of survival and empowerment…”
Film Review: See this Short with A Big Message About Bullying at Ridgewood Guild Film Festival
By BETH ABRAMSON BRIER
May 5, 2018
“Thirteen short minutes. A significant amount of time- adolescence perhaps-in the short few weeks of a butterfly’s lifespan. Enough time for a metamorphosis. Adapt. Evolve. Survive. Butterflies captures and pins under glass for all to see the effects of bullying…”
“Everything about Butterflies, from Summers authentic performance, its visual presentation, music, and story structures, works together to tell a compelling and visually stunning story.”
Stage 5 Interview with MovieMaker Mag!
Presented by MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE
Host Danny De Lillo interviews producer Carlotta Summers for Stage 5 at New Filmmakers LA 2019.
Pannel Discussion for New FilmmAkers LA, Sponsored by HBO
Carlotta Summers speaks on a panel after screening her short film, Butterflies, at New Filmmakers LA.
'Butterflies' writer, star Carlotta Summers addresses bullying, empowerment
By CHRISTINA ACOSTA
October 15, 2018
“EASTON — Maryland native Carlotta Summers, an award winning actress, writer and producer, recently attended the Chesapeake Film Festival this weekend to showcase her short film “Butterflies.”
The 14-minute short film, that Summers wrote and starred as Melanie, tells the story about a mix raced teenager abandoned by her childhood best friend, who is now allied with a bullying clique of mean girls. Melanie is inspired to fight back by contemplating the life cycle of a butterfly...”
Call Answered: Carlotta Summers: "Butterflies" at Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema
By CALL ME ADAM
July 24, 2018
After seeing the powerful short-film Butterflies and interviewing director Cady McClain, I'm so excited to be chatting with Carlotta Summers herself, writer, producer, & star of this project! The film has already won BEST SHORT FILM and BEST ACTRESS for a short film for the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, 2018…”
TRUTH, INCORPORATED ~ A Bold And Compelling Film On Behalf Of Freedom Of The Press
By HERBERT PAINE, BROADWAY WORLD
December 6, 2019
“Eight minutes of well-crafted filmmaking can transport you into such dystopian and Kafkaesque territory ~ can chill your spine with the knowledge that such repression is possible if the forces of darkness are given license. That's what the eight minutes of TRUTH, INCORPORATED accomplishes…”
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I couldn’t help but feel that we’re not that far off from the events portrayed of their short film…
Watching the short, I could feel the tone of fear and anxiety for our future politically. The ending leads to a moment of truth when our protagonists are forced to make a tough choice.”