Genre: Thriller
Release Date: October 31, 2020 Directors/Producers/Writers: Shelia M. Goss and Larry D. Brantley, Jr.
Production Company: Platnium Films
BLACK BUTTERFLY is what can happen when even the most mild-mannered person has had enough. Be careful how you treat someone because karma could be lurking in the shadows.
Q & A with Black Butterfly’s Leading Actress Tianna Andrews
Who is Rita?
Rita is a strong, determined, independent African American woman who works hard in all areas of her life and is confident in being her natural, authentic self. She is both loyal and kind-hearted to those people she chooses to let into her inner circle. After being manipulated, mistreated and underestimated in some of the worst ways imaginable, she finally reaches her breaking point and comes back with a vengeance like no other.
What made you decide to take on the leading role of Black Butterfly?
I ran across the audition information on Facebook and I loved the synopsis and felt like it would be a great movie to be part of. I actually messed up and forgot to submit for it and the deadline passed. Once I saw that the auditions were happening again and that I had a second chance, I felt like it was meant for me to do. I jumped on it right away and when I was offered the role, I was elated! Everything lined up and here we are!
About Black Butterfly
Rita struggles to find herself and tries to adjust to challenges of the racial, socio-economic stereotype she faces everyday as a dark skinned African American female. When Rita finds herself pushed to the limit, tension rises and a new women is born with vengeance.
More about Tianna Andrews
Tianna Andrews has the starring role of Rita in Black Butterfly. No stranger to the stage or screen, Tianna (actress/writer/producer/director) has been cast in several movies such as Cool Dog, Straw Dogs, Streets of Blood, and Julia X. In 2016, she also had the opportunity to work on the set of the HULU television series 11-22-63, which centers around the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. Within that same year, she received her first IMDb credit for the short film The Man from Mars. She has also been cast in the short films Funky Butt, Lepra, Gold Point Road, Best in Show and Kaye and Caitlyn. Some of her most memorable roles are when she played Nettie in the historical play Gee’s Bend as well as her role as Kathleen in the play Walking with a Panther which featured Hollywood actor Sy Richardson. Those roles, along with many others, garnered her the award of Best Leading Actress in 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018 at the Southern Black Theater Festival, and the Ladies of Distinction award for Performing Arts in 2017. In 2019, she wrote/produced/directed her first short film, Normal, which premiered at the 2020 Shreveport Urban Film