Gracie Otto

Gracie Otto (born 23 May 1987) is an accomplished Australian filmmaker who made her feature-length directing debut with the 2013 documentary The Last Impresario about prolific British theatre impresario and film producer Michael White. The film made its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2013.[1][2][3][4][5] Otto has directed a variety of screen content such as TVC's, Shorts, Television series, and feature films/documentaries.

Gracie Otto
Otto in October 2011
Born (1987-05-23) 23 May 1987
OccupationDirector, writer, actress, editor, model
Years active2005–present
Parent(s)Barry Otto
Susan Hill
RelativesMiranda Otto (half-sister)
Websitewww.ralffilms.com


Early life

Gracie Otto is the daughter of the Australian actor Barry Otto and Susan Hill. Actress Miranda Otto is her half-sister. She attended Burwood Girls High School in Sydney. As a schoolgirl, Otto represented Australia and New South Wales in indoor soccer, and represented her home state New South Wales in school softball.[6] She graduated from the Sydney Film School in 2007 and spent the following year living in Paris.

Director

Otto's feature-length directing debut was with the 2014 documentary The Last Impresario, about prolific British theatre impresario and film producer Michael White. The film made its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2013, where it was positively received by critics; it features interviews with 60 of his close friends and associates.[6]

Otto has directed over five short films, all of which have screened at international film festivals. In 2019, after winning the North American Script Competition through Soho House in the US, Gracie directed and edited a new short film, Desert Dash, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Gracie is in demand as a director of TVC and online content including fashion films and commercials with Gigi Hadid for Maybelline NYC; a series of ads for iconic Australian underwear brand Bonds. Her fashion films star some of the biggest celebrities in the industry – Selena Gomez, Elle Fanning, Amanda Seyfried, Elizabeth Debicki, Emilia Clarke, and international models Miranda Kerr, Abbey Lee and Barbara Palvin.

In 2019, Otto was the director of the second series of the critically acclaimed Stan original, 'The Other Guy' starring Matt Okine, Claudia Karvan, and Harriet Dyer. The series follows a successful radio host 'AJ' who is dealing with a messy break-up as well as trying to get his life in order. It explores his life entering into a new relationship as well as his friend 'Stevie' (Harriet Dyer) who deals with her own life turmoils.

In early 2021, the Stan original series, 'Bump' was released starring Claudia Karvan, Natalie Morris, and Angus Sampson. Otto directed three of the ten episodes in the series that follows an unexpected teen pregnancy that complicates the lives of two families. The series centers around Oly, an ambitious and high-achieving teenage girl who has a surprise baby. The series has gained a huge following and has been abundantly acclaimed.

Gracie is currently in post-production on a new feature documentary, Under the Volcano, about legendary music producer George Martin’s 1980s recording studio, built in the shadow of a volcano in the Caribbean, where the world’s biggest recording artists made the music and myth that defined an era

Filmography

Actress

Director
  • Kill Blondes (2004)
  • Broken Beat (2005)
  • Tango Trois (2006)
  • La Meme Nuit (2007)
  • Seamstress (2011)
  • La Cabane a Marseille (2012)
  • Yearling (2012)
  • Parfum de Regrets (2012)
  • Fashion Lust (2013)
  • The Last Impresario (2013)
  • Candy Crush (with Thom Kerr) (2017)
  • Desert Dash (2018)
  • The Other Guy (Season 2) (2019)
  • Bump (2020)

References
  1. SBS.com.au | Gracie Otto's The Last Impresario to premiere at London Film Festival, by Oliver Pfeiffer, 10 September 2013
  2. FilmInk.com.au | 'The Last Impresario' to premiere at BFI London Film Festival Archived 5 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, by Cara Nash, 5 September 2013
  3. Variety magazine | London Film Review: 'The Last Impresario', by Charles Gant, 29 October 2013
  4. The Hollywood Reporter | The Last Impresario: London Review, by Stephen Dalton, 13 October 2013
  5. WizardRadio.co.uk | Review: The Last Impresario Archived 5 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 14 October 2013
  6. The Sydney Morning Herald | Gracie Otto makes mark with directorial debut The Last Impresario, by Linda Morris, 5 June 2014
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