Austin Gorski
Directing
Biography
Austin Gorski is a director, editor, producer, and screenwriter living in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from Ringling College of Art & Design with a Undergraduate Degree in Digital Filmmaking, Austin was hired to work alongside the Bridges Family as a co-producer and as the 1st Assistant Director on the multi-media feature film, “Acting: The First Six Lessons”, which stars father-daughter duo Beau and Emily Bridges. The film is now available to rent and purchase. Since then, Austin has edited music videos for the up-and-coming pop rock band Kids That Fly, edited the feature-length anthology film, “Blades of Grass”, and most recently, Austin directed, edited, and co-produced the upcoming short film, "Strand". "Strand" just had its premiere at the LA Film Prize in Shreveport, Louisiana, where the film was selected as a "2025 Founder's Circle Winner" by the judge's panel.
Known For
Acting: The First Six Lessons follows The Teacher and his student, The Creature, played by Beau Bridges and Emily Bridges. Together they explore the craft of acting and evolve in their understanding and appreciation of life itself. The story unfolds in six lessons over the course of their relationship, nestled within a larger conversation with three generations of The Bridges Family. A unique hybrid of narrative and documentary storytelling, Acting: The First Six Lessons brings Richard Boleslavsky’s 1933 novel to the screen for the first time as part of an intimate glimpse into the life and craft of a multi-generational acting family.
Acting: The First Six Lessons
A Catholic priest has his faith and livelihood tested when a member of the community confesses in secrecy to murdering a child who's gone missing.
Reconcile
A man burdened by a strange, mysterious curse comes across a woman whose presence feels eerily familiar.
Strand
Five tales, set within the confines of a hotel room, are connected by the vestiges of the room's past tenants.