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The Butterfly Lab

2026 · 18 min

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At Oregon’s only women’s prison, incarcerated women raise an endangered butterfly. In the Lab, eggs are collected and caterpillars are fed by hand, each life stage carefully nurtured. As metamorphosis nears, the film reflects on captivity, purpose, care, and the natural world.

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  • Director Sean Grasso

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