Otto and the Electric Eel (2011)

A modern adaptation of an Afro-Cuban Yoruba Religion (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.

Duncan Skiles of Waverly Films and Andrew Zuchero of Greencard Pictures came down to Miami to collaborate with Otto von Schirach on this short as part of our filmmaker + musician series for Borscht 7.

Screenings

  • Cinequest Film Festival
  • Brooklyn Film Festival
  • New Orleans Film Festival
  • Incubate Netherlands Film Festival
  • HBO Latino Film Festival

Full Credits

director: Duncan Skiles, Andrew Zuchero

writer/editor: Duncan Skiles

cast: Monica Lopez de Victoria, Otto Von Schirach

producer: Andrew Hevia

executive producer: Jonathan David Kane, Lucas Leyva, Dennis Scholl

cinematography: Antal Steinbach

production design: David Tamargo

assistant camera: Juan Camilo Barriga

eel fx: Robin Comisar

glitch fx: Teddy Gage

original score: Matt Veligdan

sound design: Otto von Schirach, Duncan Skiles

eel theme: Otto von Schirach

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

About the Filmmakers

Duncan Skiles is filmmaker in New York City, originally from Arkansas. He is a co-founder of Waverly Films and has directed dozens of short films, a handful of music videos, (including one for Chiddy Bang that won and MTV Woodie award for Best Video), and a puppet cop show for Comedy Central called The Fuzz.

website: Waverly Films

Andrew Zuchero was raised in Pennsylvania and studied at New York University. He lives in Brooklyn and spends nearly all of his time at the commercial and film production company Greencard Pictures NYC.

website: Greencard Pictures

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