短片由Gentleman Scholar工作室制作。这个短片的全部场景只是一面墙、一台电视和一张椅子,人物只有约翰·马尔科维奇。短片以超现实的手法描绘了油画或梦魇。按照原创者的文本,短片似乎是在讲述精神病患者头脑中的意象:
病人:There is this little drip in the back of my skull and it’s keeping me up all night dripping dripping...展开dripping rolling down my spine. I feel like I can almost touch them doc. Like they’re right there for me to grab and they’re just flying away out of my skull and taking all those dark thoughts and little devils with them. Just fluttering away and leaving the good stuff behind. Butterflies, doc. I’m going to get my canvas doc and my paints. Butterflies. I think I’m all better. I think I’m ready to leave.
医生:Maybe we should talk about this more.
病人:I have this idea in my mind for a painting about butterflies. Blue and green and yellow butterflies, tumbling out of my brain. I think it’s going to be good.
医生:Do you think that’s a good idea? You remember what happened last time.
病人:Last time isn’t this time. I’m not really here.