The Puppet Asylum

Otto Baxter, a filmmaker with Down's Syndrome, directs and stars in this musical horror-comedy short based on his life, set in Victorian London.

Cast

Paul Kaye

as The Master

Rebecca Callard

as Lucy

MyAnna Buring

as Mother

Adeel Akhtar

as The Narrator

Ruben Reuter

as Young Otto

Otto Baxter

as Otto

Kiran Shah

as Jamie- Creature Performer

Laura Aikman

as Nurse

Vikash Bhai

as Gravedigger

Archie Fletcher

as Young Scamp

Reviews

Chandler Danier

Good moments. Entertaining. Funny. Short. Can't say I watched the songs but I rarely do. Graveyard scene was top Puppet Asylum. 4th wall destruction was low Puppet Asylum but really did help move the story along. Appreciated....

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