Butterflies

"U 2 Can YouTube, U 2 Can B a Butterfly"

Dec 31 2009 N/A 1h 12m
Documentary

Filmmaker Ester Brymova examines how the offbeat content created and posted online by Lisanova, Boh3m3, Mr. Safety (aka Lisa Donovan, Ben Going and Cory Williams) and other popular YouTube personalities is changing the face of 21st-century media. In this documentary, these young artists are questioned as flashes in the pan as the "Weblebrities" of the moment or as the vanguard of a paradigm shift in global information distribution.

Plot

Following the lives of six young people that are prominent 'weblebrities' on a video site YouTube. The film explores the new media, its power and its future. Will the Internet overcome traditional media? Will new media and traditional media merge? The film documents the struggles and successes of characters and their hopes to become the new 'virtual' celebrities.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Ester Brym

Cast

Michael Buckley, Dave Days, Philip DeFranco

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins

Scores
# of Votes
109
Average Rating
8.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA