Starring: Lindsay Pulsipher, Glenn Morshower, Jesse Plemons, Charles Halford and introducing Johnathan Huth Jr.
Johnathan (Huth Jr.) is a nine-year-old boy who loves sea monsters, and his 300 lb. pet pig, named Wee Wee. Unlike most kids, Johnathan has nystagmus, which makes his eyes flutter. He also suffers from severe narrow angle glaucoma; an acute condition that if untreated can lead to permanent blindness.
JoLynn (Lindsay Pulsipher) cares for Johnathan alone while her singer/songwriter husband David (Jesse Plemons) travels in search of his big break. To treat Johnathan, she grows hydroponic marijuana to relieve the painful intraocular pressure Glaucoma causes. She cooks the marijuana into brownies and feeds them to him in secret.
David’s parents, Mark (Glenn Morshower) and Linda (Reis Myers McCormick), live nearby and provide for JoLynn and Johnathan as best they can on a fixed income. Linda is highly critical of JoLynn’s ability to raise Johnathan. During her son’s absence, Johnathan has become more undisciplined than Linda would like. While Mark tries to keep the peace, he is torn between his wife and their daughter-in-law, who he loves deeply.
When JoLynn discovers that Linda is secretly mounting a case for legal custody of Johnathan, JoLynn is forced to forego the support of her in-laws. The result is a spiral of desperate acts that force JoLynn to make a decision that will change Johnathan’s world forever.
Flutter explores the truest love on earth – the love of a mother and child.