Raised in rural upstate New York, Pete is a Queens based

director and cinematographer. He’s drawn to working-class

communities and stories across the country, with a specific

focus on the mass incarceration system.

His work has screened at Cannes, Sundance, MOMA, SXSW,

and been programmed on The New York Times, Vimeo Staff

Picks, and Short of the Week. 

He was a 2025 Yaddo Artist in Residency and a 2024

Woodstock Filmmaker Resident. He’s currently in post-

production on his first directorial feature, supported by ITVS.

quandt.pete@gmail.com