Butterfly (2000 film)

Butterfly
Directed by	Doug Wolens
Starring	Julia Butterfly Hill Luna
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Doug Wolens[1]
Editors	Zack Bennett Doug Wolens
Running time	79 minutes
Original release
Release	June 2000 (2000-06)

Butterfly is a documentary film directed by Doug Wolens about the environmental campaigner 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

1. 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.
2. Cutler, Jacqueline (June 16, 2000). "P.O.V. chronicles woman's crusade to save a tree". The Union Democrat.
3. Williams, Wendy J. (June 20, 2000). "Television; 'Tree Girl' branches out in 'Butterfly'". Boston Herald.^{[dead link‍]}
4. Petrakis, John (April 6, 2001). "'Butterfly' Documentary". Chicago Tribune.
5. "POV - Butterfly film description". PBS. June 30, 2000. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Butterfly at IMDb
• P.O.V. Butterfly Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine - PBS's site dedicated to the film