Otto and the Electric Eel
A film by Andrew Zuchero & Duncan Skiles
Executive produced by Lucas Leyva, Jonathan Kane, Dennis Scholl
2011 / Trailer
In this modern adaptation of a Santeria myth, Miami bass legend Otto Von Schirach (playing the role of Chango, god of thunder) battles to keep an inter-dimensional creature (serpent god Damballah) from ruining his dinner date.
New Orleans Film Festival, 2011
HBO Latino Film Festival, 2011
Cineglobe Film Festival, 2015
Cinequest Film Festival, 2011
Brooklyn Film Festival, 2011
Gasparilla Film Festival, 2015
Incubate Netherlands Film Festival, 2011
New York International Latino Film Festival, 2012
Writer: Duncan Skiles
Directors: Duncan Skiles and Andrew Zuchero
Executive producer: Lucas Leyva, Jonathan Kane
Producer: Andrew Hevia
Director of photography: Antal Steinbach
Editor: Duncan Skiles
Production designer: David Tamargo
Starring: Otto von Schirach & Monica Lopez de Victoria
Eel fx: Robin Comisar
Glitch fx: Teddy Gage
Original score by: Matt Veligdan
Sound design: Otto von Schirach & Duncan Skiles
Electric eel theme: Otto von Schirach
Assistant camera: Juan Camilio Barriga
Glitchtron engineer: Alejandro Espinosa
Key grip: Malcolm Jolley
Eel painter: Thomas Criswell
Art director: Romain Gateau
Key production assistant: Jack Elder
Production assistant: Kayla Delacerda
Publicist: Nick Ducassi
Thanks: Brook Dorsch and the Dorsch Gallery, Jessica Gross, Jonathan David Kane, Lindsay Scoggins, Dave Goldstein, Ron Winter, Zach Shukan, Denae Hannah, Diania Merriam, Amanda Crockett