Péter Horányi is a PhD candidate in Art Theory at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. He submitted his doctoral dissertation in August 2025, entitled, The Presence of the Author in the Digital Age: Performativity and Mediated Reality in Documentary, with defense expected in Spring 2026. His research focuses on digital media and documentary storytelling. Since 2023, he has been teaching film courses at MOME, ELTE, and SZFE. He has worked as a film journalist since 2016, contributing to Prae.hu and Kulter.hu. Since 2024, he has served as a curator at the Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.