Austin Peters
American writer/director
Austin Peters is an American director and writer best known for his debut black comedy crime film, Skincare (2024), which he co-wrote and directed.
Career
Austin Peters' work is characterized by a keen attention to aesthetics, an understanding of character, and an awareness of the environments he portrays.
Film
Skincare (2024)
Starring Elizabeth Banks as Hope Goldman, Skincare follows an aesthetician to the stars as she is about to launch her own skincare line. Convinced someone is trying to sabotage her once her professional rival opens a boutique across the street, the film follows Hope as she attempts to unravel the mystery of who is out to get her. The film is loosely based on the true story of Dawn LaLuise, a Los Angeles aesthetician accused of attempted murder-for-hire of a professional rival. Peters' aesthetic palette of pastels is inspired by the color saturation of American photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia. To maintain the authenticity of the setting, Peters shot the film on location in Los Angeles. Set in the recent past of 2014, Skincare confronts topical concerns, such as digital alienation, cancel culture, the American Dream and late capitalism.
Give Me Future (2017)
Give Me Future is a concert documentary of a Major Lazer performance in Havana, Cuba. Shortly after then President Barack Obama eased the United States trade embargo against Cuba, Major Lazer traveled to Havana for an unprecedented outdoor concert, attracting nearly 500,000 people.
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