Paul has worked with many top directors and ad agencies, on both coasts and in between. He is a
soft-spoken, creative collaborator who brings to each job a knack for timing, an eye for composition, an ear for nuance, and a nose for performance... it’s actually quite disgusting. 

 

Fresh off the mean streets of New York with an MA in Cinema Studies, Paul got his start in post as Jacques Dury’s apprentice in the early 90’s (Decoupage, Los Angeles). He joined nascent shop King Cut, blossomed as an editor to ooohs and aaahs and wtfs then moved on to cut at editorial houses FilmCore SF and Mad River Post, LA. He has cut spots for many campaigns such as Travel Alberta, Southwest Airlines, EA Sports, ATCO, Chevy, Nike, Verizon, Subway, Pedigree, Jiffy Lube and more, garnering hugs, awards, and many re-bookings along the way.

 

Paul was the primary editor on the cult hit sex-comedy The Oh in Ohio, starring Parker Posey, Paul Rudd and Danny DeVito, directed by Billy Kent. Paul followed this with the indie teen-angst comedy HairBrained, starring Alex Wolff and Brendan Fraser, dir Billy Kent.  Paul cut the documentary Arturo Sandoval: Journey To a Dream (d Francisco Ricardo 2020) and was summoned to co-edit a few documentaries as well, notably Lisa Lu Plays Herself (d Mei-Juin Chen, 2025).

 

Chill, wry, frisky, easy to work with... people have said such things for money. Outside the editing suite he is a proud father, an explorer, a student of language, food, light, and once left a path of sculpture at the altar.  30 years on in the biz and he digs creative challenges in any form.  He respects ingredients, knows how to cut and layer, and what fire can do to the soul. Above all, he appreciates the practical and impractical joke, as an art form.