Film
Hijinx Unity Festival 2024: Otto Baxter Double Bill
- 2023
- 2h 0m
- United Kingdom
£5 - £8
Attributes
- Directed by Otto Baxter
- Origin United Kingdom
- Year 2023
- Duration 2h 0m
- Certificate 15
- Type Film
The first ever short film written and directed by someone with Down’s syndrome - the vastly talented Otto Baxter - The Puppet Asylum fuses horror, dark comedy, an evocative soundtrack and a foul-mouthed ventriloquist’s dummy. A macabre story of a misunderstood child on a path to controlling their own life, The Puppet Asylum is accompanied by the multi-award-winning documentary Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story, charting the process of bringing Otto’s vision to life, and the pitfalls along the way.
Content warning: strong language and some graphic images
Not a F***ing Horror Story
UK | 2023 | 15 | 1hr 24 mins | Peter Beard & Bruce Fletcher
The Puppet Asylum
UK | 2023 | 15 | 28 mins | Otto Baxter
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All films at the festival are relaxed screenings. This means the audience lights will be left on low and you are welcome to leave your seat, make noise and move around.
Times & Tickets
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Friday 8 November 2024
Key
- AD Audio Description Available
- BSL British Sign Language Interpreted
- R Relaxed Environment
- ST Soft Subtitles
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