Peter S.

Since the start of his film career at George Lucas’ famed Skywalker Ranch, Peter has had a front row seat to the crafting of Hollywood blockbusters by the modern masters of cinema. While sitting through what Peter calls “a decade of dailies” with the likes of James Cameron and George Lucas, he studied each director’s approach to storytelling. Peter contributed as an artist, animator, and designer  to the legendary franchises of Harry Potter, Shrek, Star Wars and Ice Age, but it was not until his time on James Cameron’s Avatar that he felt he was ready to leave the trenches of digital production, for the challenges of directing. As a first generation Pole, raised in Chicago, Peter balances the DIY spirit of American filmmaking, with the intellect and restraint more characteristic of European cinema.