Simon Otto sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the values he looks to instill into his son as he grows up. In addition, he shares how resilient his son is and what his son taught him about life. After that we talk about his new movie, That Christmas, that is on Netflix. Simon shares what message he hopes that the audience will take away from film. Plus, he also shares how much fun he had working with the cast and crew. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. 

About Simon Otto 

Simon Otto is a Director, Animator and Story Artist. Most recently, Simon directed an episode for Volume Two of the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots called The Tall Grass while also developing several other Netflix related projects. Simon is known for his work as the Head of Character Animation of all three How to Train Your Dragon films for DreamWorks Animation. In addition to overseeing the animation of the films, Simon has been instrumental in developing the look of the characters, their personalities, and the overall style of the animation as well as working in the story department on the second and third film. Make sure you follow Simon on Instagram at @simonottoanim. In addition check out his film, That Christmas on Netflix starting December 4th.

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About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast 

The Art of Fatherhood Podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. You get a unique perspective on fatherhood from guests like Bob Odenkirk, Hank Azaria, Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more.