Christopher Butler

Chris kicked off his career right in the gritty heart of London’s ad world, hustling as a creative for some pretty heavyweight brands—think Hamlet Cigars, Canon, Bacardi, Sony Ericsson, all that jazz. He bagged awards, made a name for himself, but after a while, the whole “selling stuff” scene just wasn’t cutting it. Chris got obsessed with stories, the kind that stick with you or mess with your head a bit. So, off he went to the London Film Academy—because, why not—and pretty soon he was behind the camera, cranking out commercials, then short films, and finally, his first feature: The Scopia Effect. Now, The Scopia Effect isn’t your run-of-the-mill thriller. Chris dove deep into the idea of reincarnation—and twisted it. Like, what if coming back goes horribly sideways? Critics picked up on how gutsy and wild the storytelling was. It found its way onto UK DVD shelves and popped up on digital platforms in the US, so yeah, people noticed. Since then, Chris hasn’t slowed down. He’s been co-writing all over the place, jumping into projects like the sci-fi road trip Beyond Existence, which was set to drop in 2021, and then there’s Wrong Place Wrong Time, ripped from a best-selling book and spinning up for production. The guy’s got his hands in all sorts of creative pies and doesn’t really seem interested in playing it safe. If you’re into ambitious ideas and stories that don’t just color inside the lines, Chris’s work kinda demands your attention.