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Allison Otto
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • cinematographer

Allison Otto is an American documentary film director.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on The Love Bugs and Keeper of the Mountains.[4][5][6]

Career

Allison graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor's degree in Communications and a Master's degree in Sociology. Her first film, Keeper of the Mountains, premiered in 2013. It was a documentary portrait of Elizabeth Hawley, an American journalist and chronicler of Himalayan mountaineering expeditions.[7] In 2013 the film received a Special Jury Mention at the Banff Mountain Film Festival.[8] It was also named One of the Best Adventure Films of 2013 by Outside (magazine).[9]

In 2019, Allison released The Love Bugs, which she co-directed with Maria Clinton. The film was shortlisted by the International Documentary Association for the 2019 Best Documentary Short award.[10][11] She was a finalist for a Heartland Emmy Awards for Outstanding Human Interest Special in 2019.[12] She is also the recipient of the SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowship in 2019.[13]

Filmography

Year Title Contribution Note
2019 The Love Bugs Co-director, co-producer and cinematographer
2018 Felix Director
2016 Property Director
2013 Keeper of the Mountains Director and cinematographer

References

  1. ^ "INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALLISON OTTO". newenglandfilm.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. ^ "Allison Otto". dceff.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  3. ^ "Allison Otto". mountainfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  4. ^ "KEEPER OF THE MOUNTAINS". trentofestival.it. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  5. ^ "THE LOVE BUGS". docnyc.net. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  6. ^ "Do Insects Bug You? Think Again!". wypr.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  7. ^ "KEEPER OF THE MOUNTAINS". mountainfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  8. ^ "North Atlantic surf film wins 2013 Banff Mountain Film Competition Grand Prize". banffcentre.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  9. ^ "The Best Adventure Films of 2013". outsideonline.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  10. ^ "The Love Bugs". bigskyfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  11. ^ "Shortlists". documentary.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  12. ^ "The nominees in the 2019 Heartland awards competition are" (PDF). emmyawards.tv. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  13. ^ "SFFILM, Catapult Film Fund award grants to three filmmaking teams". realscreen.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.

External links

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