- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Chad Lawler
- SpouseIsolda Dychauk(December 29, 2017 - ?)
- Reoccurring characters in his films
- Characters using analog devices: cassette tapes, vinyl records, VHS tapes, etc.
- He used to be in a punk band with Steve Aoki and Brian Roettinger called The Fire Next Time.
- He discovered his actor Cory Zacharia wandering around in a Home Depot parking lot in Santa Clarita California.
- He has collaborated with the Icelandic musician María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir and her band Amiina on almost all of his films.
- Kid Icarus (2008) is the most quotable film I'll ever make.
- Abbas Kiarostami's Close-Up (1990) forever changed my approach to filmmaking.
- People who decry exploitation in cinema, usually don't like or know much about cinema.
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