Career
After completing her studies, Russo-Otstot began her career as a writer. She sold a pilot to HBO when she was 25 years old, and went on to write for FX's The Shield and ABC's V . She also taught screenwriting and playwriting at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Art. During that time, her brothers recruited her to join AGBO. [4] [1] In 2017, she joined AGBO as senior vice president of the story department under Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and developed Netflix's Extraction and A24's Everything Everywhere All At Once , which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. [4] [9] Along with Jessica Goldberg, she co-wrote Apple TV+'s Cherry , which was released in early 2021. [10] [5] In November 2022, she was promoted from president of creative to chief creative officer at AGBO. [1] [4] She was an executive producer for The Gray Man (Netflix, 2022), Citadel (Amazon Prime Video, 2023), Extraction 2 (Netflix, 2023), and The Electric State (Netflix, 2025). [11] [12] [4] She is one of the producers of the upcoming Netflix film The Whisper Man , set to star Robert De Niro. [13]
Through AGBO's "Gozie AGBO" banner, she has also led investment in underrepresented voices via independent films such as the IFC film Relic , [4] named a Top 10 Independent Film of 2020 by the National Board of Review, [14] and All Fun and Games which was distributed by Vertical. [15] [16]
She has made cameo appearances in some of her brothers' productions, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier , and in two episodes of Arrested Development . [10] [1]
In 2021, Russo-Otstot received an honorary doctor of art degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art, along with her brothers, in recognition of their contributions to film, television, and their hometown of Cleveland. [17] In 2024, Russo-Otstot was a speaker at the Produced By Conference presented by the Producers Guild of America. [18]
She runs the Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum, which was founded in 2016 and has helped fund the creation of 47 films. [19] She also runs other AGBO initiatives that support emerging filmmakers, including No Sleep 'til Film Fest, a short film festival that launched in 2021, [20] and the AGBO Fellowship, an annual scholarship and mentorship for Slamdance Film Festival participants. [21]
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