ARTS BEAT LA: “Butter” a teen film coming soon
February 1, 2022
"In this edgy teen comedy, Alex Kersting stars as Butter, a whip-smart, jovial junior at high school who happens to be obese. Bullied at school for his large size, Butter struggles with low self-esteem and isolation. His well-meaning mother (played by Mira Sorvino) is not much help as she showers him with love in the form of delicious food and treats.
Harboring a secret crush on the prettiest girl at school, Butter devises a way to befriend Anna (McKaley Miller) via social media by posing as a sporty jock from another school. The plan works, but Butter worries about coming clean to Anna, convinced she would never accept him and his obesity if she knew who she really was talking to online."