Brian Butler is an American artist, filmmaker and musician influenced by dark arts.
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Personal life
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editButler is an artist and filmmaker who explores the dark arts that influences his art pieces, music videos and psychedelic short films.[3]
In 2013, Butler staged a performance of The Bartzabel Working by Aleister Crowley.[1] His film Babylon Working starred Paz de la Huerta and screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.[4] Butler produced several films with Kenneth Anger such as Night of Pan with Vincent Gallo.[2][5] He collaborated with Anger in the band Technicolor Skull[6] and was his manager.[7]
Butler filmed The Dove and the Serpent in Normandy[2] and worked on the music video Modern Art by Black Lips.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Producer | Director | Editor | Actor | Screenwriter | Cinematographer | Notes |
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| 2000 | Ich will! | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| 2004 | Disinfo Nation | Segment | No | No | No | No | No | Series |
| Uncle Goddamn | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | [8] | |
| 2009 | My Surfing Lucifer | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Night of Pan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Magus[2][5] | |
| Brush of Baphomet | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | [9] | |
| 2010 | Missoni | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | [5] |
| 42 One Dream Rush | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Magus | |
| 2011 | The Dove and the Serpent | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | [2] |
| 2019 | Cinemagician – Conversations with Kenneth Anger | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
References
edit- ^ a b Koudounaris, Paul (2013-01-10). "Brian Butler Conjures the Demon Bartzabel". Vice. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b c d e Nelson, Steffie (2011-06-01). "Brian Butler's Magick Act". T Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Tewksbury, Drew (2013-09-26). "MOCAtv: Brian Butler and the Art of Darkness". KOCE-TV. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Smith, Jonathan (2013-09-19). "Brian Butler and Paz de la Huerta on 'Babalon Working'". Vice. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b c d Christian, Rose E. (2011-05-19). "Brian Butler: Spell-Raiser". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Russell, Charles (2010-05-14). "The Wickedest Man in LA". HuffPost. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Kobek, Jarett (2023-05-30). "Remembering Kenneth Anger (1927–2023)". Frieze. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Metzger, Richard (2010-01-07). "Brian Butler's "Night of Pan" With Kenneth Anger and Vincent Gallo". DangerousMinds. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "Occultural Film Series: Magick in Cinema – Harry Smith Archives". Retrieved 2023-10-29.