Otto by Otto
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| director = Gracie Otto
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| starring = Barry Otto
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Otto by Otto is a 2024 Australian documentary film directed by Gracie Otto about her father Barry Otto including his dementia diagnosis.
Interviewees include Neil Armfield, Gillian Armstrong, Ray Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann, John Bell and Miranda Otto.{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/latest/stan-revealed-documentary-barry-otto-grace-miranda-bliss-strictly-ballroom-dementia/5561fe15-fb00-43fb-a3fb-10d713b8b1e5|website=Nine|title=A rare insight into the life of Australian acting legend Barry Otto exposed by daughter in new Stan Original Documentary|first= Immy |last=Abdullah|date=2024|access-date=30 July 2024}}
The movie was made with finance from Screen Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/revealed--otto-by-otto-2023/36787/|website=Screen Australia|title=Otto by Otto|access-date=30 July 2024}}
The film played at the 71st Sydney Film Festival and then on Stan.{{cite web|url=https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/revealed-otto-by-otto|website=Sydney Film Festival|title=Otto by Otto|access-date=30 July 2024}}
Reception
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."{{Cite news|first=Luke|last=Buckmaster|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/08/revealed-otto-by-otto-review-documentary-sydney-film-festival|newspaper=The Guardian|date=8 June 2024|title=Revealed: Otto by Otto review – nuanced portrait of a generational talent|access-date=30 July 2024}}
InReview called it "illuminating, funny and sad."{{cite web|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=29 July 2024|website=InReview|title=How a Brisbane butcher's son became one of our greatest and most-loved thespians|url=https://inreview.com.au/inreview/film/2024/07/29/how-a-brisbane-butchers-son-became-one-of-our-greatest-and-most-loved-thespians/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEU8AZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfav7sukc0P3JlLxGnFsVDNouwG2y_jVcVvTEEcHPNqe2bpRIMw7usETKg_aem_6tgps9maWzu7rvFLMYF4fg|access-date=30 July 2024}}
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