Allison Otto

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]

Allison Otto
Occupation
  • Director
  • producer
  • cinematographer

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 and selected as part of the American Film Showcase (also known as the American Film Program).[10][11][12] She was a finalist for a Heartland Emmy Awards for Outstanding Human Interest Special in 2019.[13] She is also the recipient of the SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowship in 2019.[14]

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". americanfilmshowcase.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  11. "The Love Bugs". bigskyfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  12. "Shortlists". documentary.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  13. "The nominees in the 2019 Heartland awards competition are" (PDF). emmyawards.tv. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  14. "SFFILM, Catapult Film Fund award grants to three filmmaking teams". realscreen.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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