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OTTO, OR UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE
Germany/Canada 2008, col. 94 min, HD
Production: Essential Crisis Production
Cast: Jey Crisfar, Marcel Schlutt, Nicholas Fox
Ricciardi, Keith Boehm, Olivia Barth, Christophe
Chemin, Katharina Kewinghaus and Gio Black
Peter
A young zombie named Otto appears on a remote highway. He has no idea about his past life. After hitching a ride to Berlin, he encounters underground filmmaker Medea Yarn, who starts to make a documentary about him. Meanwhile, Medea is trying to finish "Up with Dead People," the epic political-porno-zombie movie that she has been working on for years. When Otto by coincidence discovers some information about his past as a living human being, he begins to remember a few details, including memories of his ex-boyfriend, Rudolf. He arranges to meet up with him...
Festivals:
World Premiere: Sundance IFF 2008
European Premiere: Berlinale 2008
Guadalajara IFF 2012
MoMa 2015