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OTTO, OR UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE


by Bruce LaBruce



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