We felt like it was so important to actually shoot this movie in Los Angeles and make it feel like a movie in a city, you know, the way that so many 1970s American movies that are set in New York feel so much like New York.

And it's almost a documentary while being super cinematic.

And so I really wanted to make a movie that felt like Los Angeles and

Hollywood specifically for real as a neighborhood, not as this idea that people around the world

think of when you think of the word Hollywood. Hello, and welcome back to the Directors' Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.

In this episode, the beauty industry

is stripped bare and director Austin Peters comedic thriller, Skin Care. The film tells the story of

skincare mogul Hope Goldman, whose business is thrown off the rails when a rival beauty parlor

arrives in her neighborhood. With the help of her friend Jordan,

she seeks to uncover the person intent

on ruining both her business and her reputation.

In addition to skincare,

Peter's other directorial credits include the concert feature,

Give Me Future, Major Laser in Cuba,

and episodes of the documentary series more than an athlete.

Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Peter spoke with

director Mimi Cave about filming skin care. Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

Thank you. on for their spoiler-filled conversation. What a ride that was, right?

Can we get another round of applause for Austin's film?

I got to see it earlier this week, but then I got to see it now again on a big screen.

And obviously, that's the way it's meant to be seen.

So thank you for sharing that with us.

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