Friend of the World

Friend of the World
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Directed by	Brian Patrick Butler
Screenplay by	Brian Patrick Butler
Produced by	Brian Patrick Butler Luke Anthony Pensabene
Starring	Nick Young Alexandra Slade Michael C. Burgess Kathryn Schott
Cinematography	Ray Gallardo
Edited by	Brian Patrick Butler
Music by	Stefan Krut
Production companies	Charybdis Pictures Gray Area Multimedia
Distributed by	Troma Entertainment Cineverse
Release dates	August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15) (Oceanside International Film Festival)[1] November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22) (VOD)[2]
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Friend of the World is a 2020 American independent black-and-white film written and directed by Brian Patrick Butler in his feature film debut, starring Nick Young and Alexandra Slade. The surreal experimental film takes place post-apocalypse and tells the story of a young filmmaker and a military general trapped in a bunker with a mysterious threat.

Written as a dark comedy body horror film in 2016, the film was produced by Charybdis Pictures. Filming took place at Gray Area Multimedia in San Diego in May, 2017.

Friend of the World premiered August 15, 2020 at the Oceanside International Film Festival and was released on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video and Tubi by 2023. It was distributed by Cineverse and Troma Entertainment. The film has a 90% approval rating from 21 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and ranks in Video Librarian's top 15 best narrative films of 2022.