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Allison Otto is an American documentary film director.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on The Thief Collector, 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] She is also slated to direct the upcoming feature documentary The Heist.[15]

Filmography

Year	Title	Contribution	Note
2022	The Thief Collector	Director
2019	The Love Bugs	Co-director, co-producer and cinematographer
2018	Felix	Director
2016	Property	Director
2013	Keeper of the Mountains	Director and cinematographer

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2021	Won	News & Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding Short Documentary	The Love Bugs	[16]
	Nominated		Outstanding Music Composition

References

External links

• Allison Otto at IMDb
• Official website

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