Butterflies Are Free

by Leonard Gershe

Presented July 1995 at Paris Hill Academy

Directed by Linda Sturdivant.

Young Don Baker, hero of his mother's children's book series, "Donny Dark" has been blind since birth, his overprotective mother following his every move.

Don finally decides to take his own apartment in Manhattan and pursue his songwriting ambitions. When she meets his kooky neighbor, sexy actress Jill, Mrs. Baker's controlling instincts go into overdrive with hilariously touching results. [Samuel French]

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