Peter Stastny was born in Vienna as the son of Orthodox Jewish refugees from WWII. After completing his medical studies and engaging in a career as a critical psychiatrist and reformer, he began working with film in the mid-1990s. He wrote several screenplays before he began directing and producing his own documentary and experimental films.
Filmography/Directorial work
1995
NERVENKRIEGE/NERVE
(with Florian Krumbiegel)
54’, Betacam
1997
IN THE HOUSE
(with Lisa Rinzler)
21’, HD Video
1999
GESPRÄCH IM GEBIRG
(Conversation in the Mountains)
Camera: Christian Berger
24’, 16mm
2000
CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN
15’, (with Lisa Rinzler)
2017
REDEMPTION BLUES
84’, HD Video