Otto by Otto

Otto by Otto
Directed byGracie Otto
StarringBarry Otto
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Otto by Otto is a 2024 Australian documentary film directed by Gracie Otto about her father Barry Otto including his dementia diagnosis.

Interviewees include Neil Armfield, Gillian Armstrong, Ray Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann, John Bell and Miranda Otto.[1]

The movie was made with finance from Screen Australia.[2]

The film played at the 71st Sydney Film Festival and then on Stan.[3]

Reception

The Guardian called it "an emotionally rich film that truly could not have been made by anybody else. It is filled, like Otto’s performances, with light and shade."[4]

InReview called it "illuminating, funny and sad."[5]

References

  1. ^ Abdullah, Immy (2024). "A rare insight into the life of Australian acting legend Barry Otto exposed by daughter in new Stan Original Documentary". Nine. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Otto by Otto". Screen Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Otto by Otto". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (8 June 2024). "Revealed: Otto by Otto review – nuanced portrait of a generational talent". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (29 July 2024). "How a Brisbane butcher's son became one of our greatest and most-loved thespians". InReview. Retrieved 30 July 2024.