Butterfly (2000 film)
Butterfly | |
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Directed by | Doug Wolens |
Starring | Julia Butterfly Hill Luna |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Doug Wolens[1] |
Editors | Zack Bennett Doug Wolens |
Running time | 79 minutes |
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Butterfly is a documentary film directed by Doug Wolens about the environmental heroine and tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill who gained the attention of the world for her two-year vigil 180 feet atop Luna, an ancient redwood tree preventing it from being clear-cut.[2][3][4] The film first aired on PBS in 2000.[5]
Cast
- Julia Hill acts as herself
See also
- The Legacy of Luna, Hill's 2000 memoir
References
- ^ Salter, Stephanie (December 3, 2000). "Attack on Luna Another Test for Julia Butterfly Hill". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18.
- ^ Cutler, Jacqueline (June 16, 2000). "P.O.V. chronicles woman's crusade to save a tree". The Union Democrat.
- ^ Williams, Wendy J. (June 20, 2000). "Television; `Tree Girl' branches out in `Butterfly'". Boston Herald.
- ^ Petrakis, John (April 6, 2001). "'Butterfly' Documentary". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "POV - Butterfly film description". PBS. June 30, 2000.
External links
- Official website
- Butterfly at IMDb
- P.O.V. Butterfly - PBS's site dedicated to the film
Categories:
- 2000 television films
- 2000 in the environment
- American television films
- American documentary films
- POV (TV series) films
- Documentary films about forests and trees
- 2000 documentary films
- Films about activists
- Julia Butterfly Hill
- Squatting in film
- Squatting in the United States
- Environmental documentary film stubs