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How did they get famous on YouTube?

More about the film here:
http://www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com

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Butterflies is a feature documentary film following the lives of six young people that are prominent 'weblebrities' on the 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
Lisanova, Mr. Safety, Davedays, Boh3m3, Olgakay and Xgobobeanx and their hopes to become the new 'virtual' celebrities.
Also in the film: Fred, SxePhil, Charles Trippy, KevJumba, Kicesie, Paperlilies, KatiesOpinion, Daxflame, Joe Satriani, Esmee Denters, Whatthebuck, David Foley, Renetto, ClipCritics, Katy Perry, GayGod, Nigahiga, Chad Hurley and others.

Episode 8 coming Wednesday, Januray 12th, 2011 .
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOHx2or45Go

This documentary feature premiered at the Action on Film Festival in Los Angeles in the Summer of 2009. It has travelled to festivals around the world and received an Award for Best Entertainment Documentary at Philadelphia First Glance Film Festival and the Alan J. Bailey Award in Documentary Excellence. It also received Best Documentary the 10 Degrees Hotter Award at The Valley Film Festival.
The film was nominated for the Best Social Commentary of 2009 by the AOF.

Full Cast and Crew:
Directed by: Ester Brym
Produced by: Tom Duty @Brym Productions (c)2009
Fred
Michael Buckley ... Whatthebuck
Dave Colditz ... DaveDays
Phillip DeFranco ... SxePhil
Lisa Donovan ... LisaNova Dave Foley ... Himself
Ben Going... Boh3m3
Ryan Higa ... Nigahiga
Olga Kay (as Olga Karavaeva)
Bridget O'Neill ... LilyLulay
Leonard Pirkle ... Himself
Katie Sah ... KatiesOpinion
Joe Satriani ... Himself
Charles Trippy ... Charles Trippy
Cory Williams ... SMP Films
Xgobobeanx ...Jill Hanner