Director’s Reel

PEEPHOLE

Watch the short film here with password: peep

  • Hollywood Blood Horror Festival: Winner (Best Horror, Best Director, Best Score)

  • Luminous Frames: Winner (Best Short Screenplay)

  • Madrid International Film Festival: Winner (Best Film Score)

  • Roma Film Festival: Winner (Best Film Score)

  • Silicon Beach Film Festival: Selected

  • LA Shorts International Film Festival: Selected

  • Cinema Columbus Film Festival: Selected

“Picture” by Jared Harper

Directed by Brendan Butler

Peephole - an occult horror short film

“Bring It On”

by Noah Layne

Directed by Brendan Butler

Upcoming projects

  • Scott & Zelda at Home

    Associate Producer on historical drama short film

    "A night in the life of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Envy, lust and rage electrically fly between the Jazz Age's famous lovers"

  • Corporate Documentary

    Producer and Director of a commemorative documentary for a prominent Los Angeles corporation

  • Apocrypha

    Producer

    Horror short film currently in pre-production

Raise A Glass (commercial)

Raise A Glass is a non-profit organization that supports those impacted by the war in Ukraine through profits from their wines and through telling the stories of Ukranian heroes.

I’d Rather Not (Short Film)

I'd Rather Not is a short comedy shot in Chicago.

A young couple gets asked a peculiar 'Would You Rather' question, unknowingly cursed to live out their answers.

Writer/Director/Producer: Brendan Butler

DP: Chris Owsiany

AC: Parker Nyquist

Gaffer: Ted Holmwood

Grip: Raf Young

Sound Mixer: Randy Sinclair

Sound Editor: Anthony Mariotto

Editor: Sophia Castro

Winner: Only The Best International Film Awards (Best Comedy Short)
Finalist: Houston Comedy Festival; Selection: Laugh or Die Comedy Fest

We Did A Three Day Fast (And You’ll Never Guess What Happened!)

A dark comedy short film about a fitness vlogging couple who embarks on a 72 hour fasting experience.

 

Writer/Director/Producer: Brendan Butler

DP: Estrella Vargas

Gaffer: Grant Penrod

Sound Mixer: Sylas Cooper

Editor: Sophia Castro

 
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Butler Production Company was started by Brendan Butler at the start of 2021 in Chicago, IL. Now located in Los Angeles, CA our mission is to create compelling and entertaining short form content with a goal to eventually move into features.