Mariposa Intersections is the love story of Rafael and Gabriela, who find themselves at opposite ends of a defining the proposed construction of a nuclear power plant on Lago Patzcuaro. This controversial project draws together a group of international individuals who, like the Monarch butterflies, form an organism that is bigger than the sum of its parts. This is a universal story about the fight for the preservation of a way of life and the environment against the insatiable appetite for money, jobs and the need for electricity.