Octavia Peissel

Movies

The Swan
Co-Producer
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Co-Producer
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
Asteroid City
Co-Producer
Set in a fictional American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
The French Dispatch
Co-Producer
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Madame
Producer
Inside a grand Parisian apartment lives an elegant elderly lady. And inside this lady, lives a monster.
Isle of Dogs
Co-Producer
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that's a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Associate Producer
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.