[2] Butler moved to Los Angeles where he edited the Sundance Channel documentary series Pleasure for Sale (2008), followed by the final season HBO's Taxicab Confessions (2010).
Butler began editing features starting with I Am Michael (2015) which was executive produced by Gus Van Sant and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award.
He then edited and produced the theatrical documentary feature Cries From Syria (2017) with Oscar nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky.
The film was written and directed by Justin Kelly and stars Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, and Diane Kruger.