Voices for Mental Health: John Butler, on masculinity

All the films I’ve done feel like manifestations of a question, rather than an answer. I don’t always know what the question is, but I know it has something to do with platonic male friendship between queer people and straight people, people who have been othered, people from different circumstances – the tension there fascinates me. There’s something about men and their bullshit which never ceases to fascinate me. They’re such absurd creatures! I find it funny. I love films that take a compassionate point of view, but also offer a chance to lovingly laugh at each other’s absurdity.

John Butler’s latest movie Papi Chulo won the Best Feature Film Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival 2019.

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