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Peter CB Masterson
Peter CB Masterson has been surrounded by the film business his
whole life. He is the son of Writer/Director Peter Masterson,
who has directed such films as The Trip to Bountiful and
The Only Thrill. His mother is Carlin Glynn, an
accomplished actress – winner of a Tony Award and an Oliver
Award for Best Actress in The Best Little Whore House in
Texas, (which his father co-wrote and directed). Peter’s
sister, actress Mary Stuart Masterson, has starred in over 25
feature films, including, Fried Green Tomatoes, Benny
and Joon, and Some Kind of Wonderful.
Peter has worked closely with actors his whole career, from
summers at the Sundance Film Lab, to Improvisational Groups in
New York. A member of the International Cinematographer’s Guild
since 1994, Peter has been working steadily behind the camera on
over 20 feature films like (The Forgotten, Little Black Book,
Mona Lisa Smile, and Step Mom).
Peter has a fundamental respect for acting that is very apparent
in his directorial debut West of Here a feature film
starring Mary Stuart Masterson and Josh Hamilton recently
released on DVD. Peter was the cinematographer on two recent
films Whiskey School, starring Olympia Dukakis, Lanie
Kazan and Gary Swanson, and The Cake Eaters, which
premiered at the Tribecca Film Festival and the Boston Film
Festival where the film won best audience award 2008.
He is currently attached as the director for the baseball
screenplay The 26th Man, about minor league manager Ed
Nottle. For Peter Ed Nottle’s story holds a plethora of
interesting, funny, and heart-warming moments. He looks forward
to transcribing Ed’s story to the big screen. In addition, he is
in partnership with his sister and producer/writer Steven
Weisman, Peter has recently established Barn Door Pictures, a
film production company based in New York City. Their first
feature, Tickling Leo, was produced by Peter, and written
and directed by Jeremy Davidson.
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