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Mike Ott(I)

  • Director
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Mike Ott
Eighteen year-old Leigh lives in a trailer park on the outskirts of Los Angeles, he goes to community college, has no real friends, no girlfriend, and works part time at The Home Depot. With an obsession for Steven Spielberg and enrolled in a film production class at his local small-town college, he is sure all his misery can change, so he sets out to make his cinematic masterpiece, "Enslavence". He hopes this film is his ticket out of a mundane life and into a world of women, popularity, money, and success. And he may actually be on his way, if he doesn't self-destruct first.
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Mike Ott studied under Thom Andersen at the California Institute of the Arts where he received his MFA in Film/Video. Mike's films have won numerous awards, including an Audience Award at AFI Fest, Gotham Award and an Independent Spirit Award. He lives part time between New Orleans and Berlin with his wife Isolda.
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 22 nominations

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    Known for

    Brett Gelman in McVeigh (2024)
    McVeigh
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2024
    California Dreams (2017)
    California Dreams
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2017
    Mike Ott, Lindsay Burdge, and Nathan Silver in Actor Martinez (2016)
    Actor Martinez
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2016
    LiTTLEROCK Poster
    Littlerock
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Director

    • Brett Gelman in McVeigh (2024)
      McVeigh
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Unemployable (2020)
      Unemployable
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Cinema Club (2018)
      Cinema Club
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2019
    • Fiction/Non-Fiction (2019)
      Fiction/Non-Fiction
      8.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • California Dreams (2017)
      California Dreams
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Mike Ott, Lindsay Burdge, and Nathan Silver in Actor Martinez (2016)
      Actor Martinez
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Lancaster, CA (2015)
      Lancaster, CA
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Lake Los Angeles - Poster
      Lake Los Angeles
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
      Pearblossom Hwy
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2012
    • LiTTLEROCK Poster
      Littlerock
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Kid Icarus (2008)
      Kid Icarus
      7.8
      Video
      • co-director
      • 2008
    • A. Effect (2008)
      A. Effect
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Analog Days (2006)
      Analog Days
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2006

    Writer

    • Brett Gelman in McVeigh (2024)
      McVeigh
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Unemployable (2020)
      Unemployable
      8.6
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2020
    • Cinema Club (2018)
      Cinema Club
      7.9
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2018–2019
    • Fiction/Non-Fiction (2019)
      Fiction/Non-Fiction
      8.5
      Short
      • concept
      • 2019
    • California Dreams (2017)
      California Dreams
      6.5
      • concept
      • 2017
    • Mike Ott, Lindsay Burdge, and Nathan Silver in Actor Martinez (2016)
      Actor Martinez
      5.7
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Lake Los Angeles - Poster
      Lake Los Angeles
      6.6
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
      Pearblossom Hwy
      6.3
      • written by
      • 2012
    • LiTTLEROCK Poster
      Littlerock
      6.1
      • story
      • written by
      • 2010
    • A. Effect (2008)
      A. Effect
      7.0
      Short
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Analog Days (2006)
      Analog Days
      7.6
      • Writer
      • 2006

    Producer

    • Unemployable (2020)
      Unemployable
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Cinema Club (2018)
      Cinema Club
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2018–2019
    • Fiction/Non-Fiction (2019)
      Fiction/Non-Fiction
      8.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Yung (2018)
      Yung
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
      Pearblossom Hwy
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2012
    • The Gist: What Happened
      Short
      • consulting producer
      • 2012
    • The Murder of Hi Good (2012)
      The Murder of Hi Good
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Lee Lynch, David Nordstrom, and Carl Bird McLaughlin in Sawdust City (2011)
      Sawdust City
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Kid Icarus (2008)
      Kid Icarus
      7.8
      Video
      • producer
      • 2008

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    Kid Icarus - Official Trailer
    Demo Reel 1:49
    Kid Icarus - Official Trailer
    Actor Martinez
    Trailer 1:47
    Actor Martinez
    Actor Martinez
    Trailer 1:47
    Actor Martinez

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Small Form Films
    • Spouse
      • Isolda DychaukDecember 29, 2017 - ?
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial

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    • Trivia
      He used to be in a punk band with Steve Aoki and Brian Roettinger called The Fire Next Time.
    • Quotes
      Kid Icarus (2008) is the most quotable film I'll ever make.
    • Trademarks
        Reoccurring characters in his films

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