Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story
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Directed by Peter Beard, Bruce Fletcher
Starring Otto Baxter
Otto Baxter: Not A F***ING Horror Story is a feature length documentary following Otto Baxter, a 35-year-old man with Down Syndrome, over 6 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 bent on controlling his life. During the process Otto’s birth mother dies and he is forced to confront his life in the real world, and his future.
Otto’s friends Bruce Fletcher and Peter Beard, both filmmakers, support Otto to bring his vision to life, but also learn more and more about his unique view on the world and how they can play a role in his future.
This feature will be followed by a screening of the short film The Puppet Asylum.
All screenings of Otto Baxter: Not A F***ING Horror Story will be presented in a relaxed environment with Caption Subtitles.
£8.90 / £8 for screenings before 5pm
(Non-Members: £9.90 / £8.90 )
£6.65 for under 16s
(Non-Members: £7.40)
£5 for Young Storyhouse Card
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Reviews:
★★★★★ “Director extraordinaire exorcises his demons” – Saskia Baron, The Arts Desk.
★★★★ “More than a straightforward documentary about an extraordinary individual, Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story is a thought-provoking exploration of what it means to live, rather than to “be kept alive.”” – Selina Sondermann, The Upcoming.
“Powerful… revelatory… endlessly funny” — Screen Daily.
“Entirely Unique” — SciFi Now.
★★★★ — Total Film.
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