Paolina Weber crafts bold, painterly films that fuse fine art and cinema to celebrate outsiders and radical beauty. Rooted in the fearless spirit of New York’s art scene, she brings a daring, contemporary lens to queer and non-conformist stories.
Paolina Weber is a fiercely original American-Italian filmmaker whose work celebrates bravery, otherness, and radical beauty. Raised in New York’s art world amid the fearless energy of Basquiat, Haring, and Schnabel, they channel that audacity into visually striking, queer-centered stories. Their films have screened internationally at Berlin Shorts, Miami Shortsl, and the Cannes Indie Short Festival, establishing her as a dynamic emerging voice with a painterly, uncompromising vision.
Best Director Spring 2025, Best Actor 2025
Caravaggio's Last Day
Citrus Cirtcuit Film Festival
South Beach, Florida
2025
Best Sound Design
Caravaggio's Last Day
Chicago Illumination Film Festival
Chicago, Illinois
2025
Best Experimental Film
Caravaggio's Last Day
Seoul International Short Film Festival
Seoul
2025
Official Selection
Caravaggio's Last Day
Tokyo Short Film Festival
Tokyo
2025
Semi Finalist
Caravaggio's Last Day
New Orleans International Film Awards
New Orleans
2024
Semi Finalist
Caravaggio's Last Day
Dubai Independent Film Festival
Dubai
2024
Semi Finalist
Caravaggio's Last Day
CANNES INDIE SHORTS AWARDS
Cannes
2024
Official Selection
Caravaggio's Last Day
23 rd Miami Short Film Festival
Miami
2024
Official Selection
BB Gun
Berlin Shorts
Berlin
2022
official selection, first time director
In Real Life: Wounds Heal, Sweat Dries...Suck It Princess
Big Apple Film Festival 2017
New York
2017
Best Student Film 2025
BB Gun
Dublin Mobie Awards
Dublin
College
University of Chicago
Political Science
College
Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
MFA in Directing
2018Present
High School
Bronx High School Of Science
Nickname
Pao (POW)
Current City
New York City
Pronouns
They/Them
“There is always the possibility to transform a defeat into something else, something new, something strong.” — Lina Wertmüller
Paolina Weber crafts bold, painterly films that fuse fine art and cinema to celebrate outsiders and radical beauty. Rooted in the fearless spirit of New York’s art scene, she brings a daring, contemporary lens to queer and non-conformist stories.
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