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.—Filmester
Forget reality TV, broadcast yourself! With more than five billion videos viewed in a month and ten hours of footage uploaded every minute, YouTube is now the third most popular website in the world. 'Butterflies' follows some of the flamboyant personalities who have made it big online. Let's meet a new breed of celebrities.—Journeyman