Butterflies (2009)
- Directed by
- Ester Brymová
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary looks at people who became famous by making videos on YouTube. It follows several early viral video stars and shows their lives and work.
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What happens
Butterflies is a 2009 documentary film directed by Czech filmmaker Ester Brymova. The film won the Alan J. Bailey Excellence Award in Documentary Filmmaking at the Action on Film International Film Festival, Pasadena, California in the same year. Butterflies was the first feature-length film to explore the lives of viral video stars and one of the first indie films to be launched on YouTube for rental. The film stars Olga, Fred, SxePhil, Charles Trippy, KevJumba, Kicesie, Paperlilies, KatiesOpinion, Daxflame, Joe Satriani, Esmée Denters, Michael Buckley, Dave Foley, Renetto, ClipCritics, Nigahiga, and Chad Hurley. The full movie has been made available online on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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