STAN
Otto by Otto
2024 - DOCUMENTARY FILM | DIRECTORS assistant and CAMERA OPERATOR
Logline:
Gracie Otto attempts to capture the memories of her father, iconic Australian actor and artist Barry Otto, before they are lost forever.
Synopsis:
Barry Otto’s career has spanned more than 50 years and close to a hundred theatre credits, encompassing the golden days of 1970s and ’80s Australian theatre and film and cinema classics as Bliss (1985), Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Cosi (1996). Creative, eccentric, and endearing, Barry is a true original. Gracie’s absorbing film is not a traditional biopic, but rather a deeply personal reflection on her relationship with her father shot over five years, in the twilight of his career and as his health deteriorates. Revealed: Otto by Otto both honours this outstanding artist and actor and preserves his memory.
creative team
director: gracie otto
writer and editor: karen johnson
producer: nicole o’donohue and cody greenwood
director assistant: Emily Hawe
guests: barry otto, gracie otto, miranda otto, baz luhrmann, cate blanchett, gillian armstrong, darcey otto, and susan hill
production company: wildflower films, rush films
camera operator: others + Emily Hawe
MADE UP STORIES
Wolf Like Me
2023 - TV SERIES | showrunners assistant
LOGLINE:
Gary is an emotional wreck and struggles to provide for his daughter since the death of his wife. Mary has a secret she can't bring herself to share with anyone. The universe brought these two together for a reason.
SYNOPSIS:
Mary and Gary leap into the next phase of their relationship, facing their biggest challenge yet: pregnancy. As much as the two try to have a “normal” pregnancy, it seems impossible with so many questions looming over them. Will their child be a human or a wolf? Just how long can they keep things secret from the rest of their family? Will what happened in the outback come back to haunt them? And, with Mary’s former professor, Anton, suddenly in the picture, can their relationship withstand newly unearthed secrets from Mary’s past?
creative team
creator: abe forsythe
showrunner: abe forsythe
producer: jodi matterson
cinematographer: matt toll
art designer: loretta cosgrove
production company: made up stories
producers assistant: ellen lucke
showrunners assistant: Emily Hawe
stills photography by Narelle Portainer
PRESS:
Bloody disgusting Abe Forsythe
Bloody disgusting Review
Variety Season 2 Premiere
Collider Abe Forsythe Breaks Down Season 2
Collider Season 2 Review
Hollywood Reporter Dating as a Single Dad
MARVEL
Thor: Love & Thunder
2022 - FEATURE FILM | WRITERS TRAINEE
LOGLINE:
Thor: Love and Thunder has Thor on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced -- a quest for inner peace.
creative team
director: taika waititi
writers: taika waititi and jennifer kaytin robinson
producer: todd hallowell, brian chapek
studio: marvel
writers trainee: Emily Hawe
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Soho House x IWC Schauffhausen
Desert Dash
2018 - SHORT FILM | WRITER, Assoc. PRODucer, DIRectors assistant
WINNER:
2018 Soho House x IWC Schaffhausen Script House Competition - $20,000 FIRST PRIZE
LOGLINE:
On the outskirts of Australia, Opals have become the currency for survival in the game of Desert Dash. When a feisty heroine gets the opportunity to 'level up' there is no choice but to win. Game On!
creative team
director: gracie otto
writers: gracie otto & Emily Hawe
producer: gracie otto, francesca duncan, jessica carrera, craig deeker
production company: Ralf Films, Room Service Films, Dollhouse Collective, Gingerbread Man
associate producer: Emily Hawe, stef smith
cinematography: ewan donnachie
directors assistant: Emily Hawe
ABOUT THE CONTEST:
"This summer, Soho House and IWC Schaffhausen are helping two members turn their scripts into short films.
Back in February, we announced the inaugural edition of Script House, an incubator for North American members and film professionals looking to strengthen their skills as screenwriters and filmmakers, with help from IWC Schaffhausen.
The Soho House West Hollywood members will receive mentoring sessions from members of the judging panel in order to evolve and improve their scripts, and once finalized, will go into production for completion by August.
Come September, both winners’ films will be shown at For the Love of Cinema, IWC’S Gala Night event at the Toronto International Film festival (TIFF).
The panel of judges included industry thought leaders and experts like Barry Jenkins, Bruce Wagner, Sean Baker, Christine Vachon, Sharon Badal, Alison Chernick, Marcus Hu and Chris Grainger-Herr — some of whom will provide mentoring and feedback to the winning members.
With over 200 submissions, the judges narrowed it down to 10 finalists, with Scott Lochmus and Gracie Otto coming out victorious.
Finally, both winners’ films will be shown across all North American Soho House screening rooms by the end of 2018, in partnership with IWC Schaffhausen."
AQUARIUS FILMS
The Other Guy
2019 - TV SERIES - SEASON TWO | Directors assistant
LOGLINE:
The Other Guy is a Stan Original comedy-drama series created by and starring multi-award-winning comedian and radio host, Matt Okine.
SYNOPSIS:
AJ (Okine) is heartbroken, and he is dealing with the pain like any young man newly single after ten years of monogamy: binge drinking, offensive behaviour, misuse of Class A substances, and sexual entanglements that leave everyone involved feeling a little bit soiled. A successful radio host, AJ has it all going on: celebrity, good money, job satisfaction, and a busy social calendar. The problem is, he's just lost the partner he thought he'd be sharing it all with.
creative team
director: gracie otto
creator: matt okine
producer: alice willison, angie fielder, polly staniford
production company: aquarius Films, wooden Horse
cinematography: simon ozlins
director assistant: Emily Hawe
Side-Note
Robbing the Kong
2018 - SHORT FILM | story By emily hawe
OVERVIEW
Gracie Otto’s “Robbing the Kong” is a bewitching reverie that plays with the dilemma of whether we are pawns in a grand schematic masterpiece or masters of our own universe. Dragon pieces from the age-old Chinese game of Mahjong serve as symbolic portents as the film follows the ethereal Sylvia Hoeks through new starts, sweet success, and, fittingly, surrendering to the unknown. The divide of dreams from reality, the film makes one wonder, in which state of being are we (and Sylvia) truly alive? Or is being alive the sum of our imaginary and physical experience? In the words of the Mahjong master herself, “I can’t tell you what’s real!” - SIDE-NOTE.com
creative team
director: gracie otto
writer: gracie otto and sylvia hoeks
producer: karla clarke, dundas media
story by: Emily Hawe
starring: sylvia hoeks
cinematography: alexander alexandrov
stylist: karla clarke
hair and makeup: jaime kavanagh
sound design: lawrence horne
post-production: gingerbread man
guests
Miv Watts
Damon Herriman
Phoebe Tonkin
Nick Bromfield
Helmut Berger
Maddison Brown
creative team
host: rachel ward
special guest: bryan brown
director: gracie otto
producer: gracie otto
director assistant: Emily Hawe
camera: Emily Hawe
post-production: gingerbread man
sound design: lawrence horne
Gracie Otto Presents
Breakfast with…
2018 - WEB SERIES | dir. assistant, cam operator
Overview
A web series hosted by Gracie Otto. The series follows Gracie meeting with a slew of personalities. A mixture of colleagues, acquaintances, and life-long family friends, Gracie interrupts her guests morning with light-hearted questions whilst they consume various interpretations of breakfast.
RACHEL WARD episode summary:
British film director, actress, mother, and muse, Rachel Ward is the better half of Bryan Brown. Rachel began as a model on covers for Vogue, Cosmopolitan and more. In 1977 she moved to the United States aged 20 and four years later she was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Sharky’s Machine alongside legend, Burt Reynolds. The following year Rachel acted alongside comedy great Steve Martin in Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. In 1984 Rachel was once again nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in The Thorn Birds. 1985 Ward performed alongside Jeff Bridges in Against All Odds.
Rachel has directed numerous television episodes and recently completed her fourth feature film, Palm Beach. Rachel’s children are also established creatives: Rosie Brown is an interior designer, Matilda an actress and director, and son, Joe, is an illustrator and graphic designer.
Gracie follows Rachel as she glides through her Sydney ‘rabbit warren’ home, which includes stunning Harbour Bridge views. The two discuss directing, dating men whose prime was in the 1970’s, all whilst Rachel attempts to hide discarded joints strewn about the house.