A Berlin native, Paul works as a cinematographer and documentary director. His cinematography has been has been presented at Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Kunsthalle Basel and Toronto International Film Festival. Films he directed were screened by the NYTimes and at the Julia Stoschek Foundation. Trained as an architect and photographer in New York, he went on to study at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, where he graduated in 2025. Living across Europe, the United States and in Southern Africa, his work draws upon his multicultural sensitivities and varied perspectives.


Collaborating with an eclectic mix of directors and visual artists, Paul often marries fictional and documentary approaches and frequently takes on experimental projects and artist films. He is driven by thorough research, a fundamental fascination for the people around him and a visual curiosity for the world at large. Ultimately, Paul brings an aspirational approach to filmmaking, believing that in the daily flood of images, the ones that stand out are the ones recorded with care.

DIRECTORS, ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS
Danielle Levitt, Jonas Vahl, Dani Levy, Luzie Loose, Basilio Maritano Sailer, Bani Abidi, Nefeli Avgeris, Sofia Staal, Omoregie Osakpolor

CLIENTS & PARTNERS
NYTimes, Netflix, Ignant, Polaroid Foundation, Berggruen Arts&Culture, LAS Art Foundation, Apple/Verizon, Gaggenau, Pinterest, FREITAG

FESTIVALS
TIFF Next Wave, Black Nights Tallinn, Filmfest Munich, DOK.fest Munich, Raindance London, Busan ISFF, Winterthur, Rencontre Paris Berlin, Max Ophüls Preis

SCREENINGS & EXHIBITIONS
Akademie der Künste, Berlin Art Week/Neue Nationalgalerie, Julia Stoschek Foundation, Kunsthalle Basel, Videoart At Midnight, Salzburger Kunstverein, Spoiler Berlin

CONTACT & REPRESENTATION
Phone: +49 176 458 720 97
Mail: hello@paulsonntag.co
Agency: Mystic Collective
Agent: Naïma Abt ‭+49 151 294 128 89‬
Mail: naima@mystic-collective.com

Portrait photo of Paul Sonntag