Joshua Butler. Director: The Magicians. Joshua Butler is an award-winning independent filmmaker and one of the most prolific television directors of his generation. Joshua graduated Summa Cum Laude from USC Film School having written and directed his widely acclaimed Senior Thesis short Will Work for Food (1995). To date, he has directed over 40 hours of episodic television and 4 feature-length movies for television: Beer Money (2001) written by Rich...