{"id":117490,"date":"2025-09-12T16:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=117490"},"modified":"2025-09-15T08:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:00:02","slug":"interview-trevor-morris-talks-butterfly-wheel-story-toronto-music-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/09\/12\/interview-trevor-morris-talks-butterfly-wheel-story-toronto-music-student\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW | Trevor Morris Talks About Butterfly On A Wheel, The Story Of A Toronto Music Student"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor Curran Walters plays Jacen Davis in Trevor Morris\u2019s film Butterfly On A Wheel (Photo courtesy of Trevor Morris)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trevor Morris\u2019s short film Butterfly On A Wheel screened as part of the industry showcase at the Toronto International Film Festival. The screening was not open to the public, but the movie, which focuses on a troubled music student at The Glenn Gould School, is set to make the round of film festivals over the next several months.<\/p>\n

In the fictional story, Jacen Davis is studying jazz at the Toronto music school. He starts each day by counting obsessively, and reordering the containers in his fridge. He has to try the door several times before he can open it. On the counter is a row of prescription bottles.<\/p>\n

In short, he\u2019s dealing with OCD and other anxiety issues.<\/p>\n

His dream is to perform his music on stage, but he focuses on composition because he just… can\u2019t. His chronic stage fright is amplified by recurring dreams that see him, as a child, take the stage to play the piano only to freeze in front of the audience.<\/p>\n

One day, Jacen meets a girl who\u2019s sympathetic, and things seem to be on an upswing \u2014 but his anxieties can\u2019t be quelled so easily.<\/p>\n

How can he learn to live with his condition, and learn how to express himself in performance?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes you different is your superpower.\u201d<\/p>\n

Curran Walters plays Jacen with a quiet, yet convincing intensity. The city of Toronto plays a role, in particular, the Royal Conservatory of Music\u2019s Koerner Hall. In a scene where Jacen sits in it alone, first simply staring at the piano on stage from one of the seats, it\u2019s like an otherworldly realm.<\/p>\n

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Scenes from Trevor Morris\u2019s film Butterfly On A Wheel (Photo courtesy of Trevor Morris)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trevor Morris<\/h2>\n

Trevor Morris is a writer, director, and composer for film and TV, and he\u2019s won two Emmy Awards for his trouble, and been nominated for three more. He\u2019s contributed to more than 30 films and 700 hours of TV, and makes his directorial debut with Butterfly On A Wheel.<\/p>\n

Born in London, Ontario, he studied violin and choir at an arts school as a child. He got his first commission to write music at the age of 13 when he was asked by his school to compose a piece for his class to perform in honour of the Pope\u2019s visit to Canada. He attended Fanshawe College and studied Music Industry Arts.<\/p>\n

On graduating, he moved to Toronto, where he worked in music production before making the transition to composing full-time for TV commercials. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue his craft, and has worked on films and series like The Tudors, and the Tony and Ridley Scott produced mini-series The Pillars of the Earth.<\/p>\n

While he lives with his family and works in Los Angeles, he maintains a production company in Toronto with his business partners.<\/p>\n