Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story + Q&A

The feature will be followed by Otto Baxter's short film, The Puppet Asylum, after which there will be a Q&A with the film's editor Rupert Houseman. 

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.

**We apologise that the original Q&A attendees Otto Baxter and directors Bruce Fletcher & Peter Beard can no longer attend due to illness**