
Paolo Laganà (they/them), born in Italy on October 28, 1986, is an Italian-German film director whose work is rooted in a deeply personal exploration of queerness. After early experimentation with Super 8, Paolo moved to Bucharest, where they contributed to projects by directors such as Radu Jude and Corneliu Porumboiu and performed in film and television. Paolo lives and works in Berlin, where they attended the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB).
movieFor Those Who Love, Leave, and Love Again
2026 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieExpectations
2021 · Director, Cinematography, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
movieDarkroom
2019
movieThe Chosen One
2015 · Security Guard
movieQuod erat demonstrandum
2014 · Casting Director
movieWhen Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
2013 · Assistant Director
movieMissing Fragments of a Murder
2013 · Director, Cinematography, Editor
movieItaker
2012
movieEverybody in Our Family
2012 · Italian at the pharmacy, Assistant Production Manager
movieReconstruction of an Encounter
2010 · Himself, Director, Editor, Cinematography