Film
Hijinx Unity Festival 2024: Otto Baxter Double Bill
- 2023
- 2h 0m
- United Kingdom
Free
Attributes
- Directed by Otto Baxter
- Origin United Kingdom
- Year 2023
- Duration 2h 0m
- Certificate 15
- Type Film
The first ever short film written and directed by someone with Down’s syndrome - the vastly talented Otto Baxter - The Puppet Asylum fuses horror, dark comedy, an evocative soundtrack and a foul-mouthed ventriloquist’s dummy. A macabre story of a misunderstood child on a path to controlling their own life, The Puppet Asylum is accompanied by the multi-award-winning documentary Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story, charting the process of bringing Otto’s vision to life, and the pitfalls along the way.
Content warning: strong language and some graphic images
Not a F***ing Horror Story
UK | 2023 | 15 | 1hr 24 mins | Peter Beard & Bruce Fletcher
The Puppet Asylum
UK | 2023 | 15 | 28 mins | Otto Baxter
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