Butterfly (2000 film)

2000 American TV series or program

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

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* Julia Hill acts as herself

## See also

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* The Legacy of Luna, Hill's 2000 memoir

## References

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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

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

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