Otto Bell

Directing

Birthplace: Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

Otto Bell is a documentary film director and producer. His feature debut, The Eagle Huntress, premiered at Sundance and sold to Sony Pictures Classics. The project grossed more than $4.4 million at the worldwide box office and was nominated for BAFTA, PGA, and DGA awards, and was on the Oscar shortlist. Another project, The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima, premiered at Telluride and sold to Vice, and was nominated for a news and documentary Emmy. Another feature, The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu, is in post-production.