Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story (2023)

  • 15
  • 06/17/2023 (GB)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 24m

Overview

We follow Otto Baxter, a 35-year-old man with Down Syndrome, over six years, as he writes and directs a foul-mouthed, autobiographical comedy-horror-musical set in Victorian London. Otto, who has always struggled to explain how he feels, uses his film The Puppet Asylum to explore his birth, adoption and his epic battle with ‘The Master’ – an evil magician hell-bent on controlling his life. During the filmmaking process Otto’s birth mother dies and he finds himself confronting life in the real world, including his future. Otto’s filmmaker friends Bruce Fletcher and Peter Beard help him to bring his vision to life, but also learn more about his unique perspective on the world and how they can play a role in his future.

Peter Beard

Director

Bruce Fletcher

Director

Cast

Otto Baxter's headshot

Otto Baxter

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Peter Beard's headshot

Peter Beard

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Bruce Fletcher's headshot

Bruce Fletcher

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Lucy Baxter's headshot

Lucy Baxter

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Paul Kaye's headshot

Paul Kaye

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MyAnna Buring's headshot

MyAnna Buring

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Lorenzo Levrini's headshot

Lorenzo Levrini

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Daisy Allsop's headshot

Daisy Allsop

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