Neil Butler is a filmmaker, writer, and educator. His short film "Herzog & Morris" premiered at BendFilm in Oregon and won the Audience Award for Best Short at the Tallahassee Film Festival in Florida and runner up in the Best of PsychoFest program at WIFF in Wisconsin. He also co-directed the short film "My Psychedelic Summer" and the musical feature "Lewis & Klarq."
Most recently, Neil edited the documentary "Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight," a commission from The Huntington Art Museum about the legendary assemblage artist. Directed by Kyle Provencio Reingold, the film is currently running alongside Ms. Saar's new exhibition at the museum and was also selected to screen at UrbanWorld in New York and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California.
Neil currently serves as Production Manager for Ghetto Film School in Los Angeles, a non-profit arts organization with the mission to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation of great storytellers.