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

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

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

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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

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  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.
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