TOMMY BUTLER is an award winning director and writer of narrative films and ensemble generated projects. His films have screened at festivals across the country, including the Academy Award-Qualifying Palm Springs International ShortFest and New Hampshire Film Festival, Salute Your Shorts Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival, Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, Kevin Smith’s Smodcastle Film Festival, Charlotte Film Festival, and Blackbird Film Festival, among others. In addition to his narrative work, Tommy is a proud faculty member of the Temple University Film and Media Arts Department as an Adjunct Instructor and is a Philadelphia-based commercial director + producer. Tommy is an Associate Artist with Team Sunshine Performance and is the former Artistic Director/Co-Founder of #theaternow. He is a Temple University 2023 MFA Completion Grant recipient, winner of the 2022 Benjamin and Minnie Lazaroff Award, a 2014 Production Ensemble Guest Lecturer at Swarthmore College, a 2011 Directing Fellow at The Kennedy Center, and a 2010 Resident Directing Intern at Actor's Express. Tommy received his MFA in Film + Media Arts from Temple University.
Clients Include: City of Philadelphia, Sojo Industries, SEAMAAC, AFOHO, Theatre Horizon, Pig Iron Theatre Company, FringeArts, Team Sunshine Performance, Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center, and Washington University (Department of Political Science), among others.