
Person
Paul Yee
Camera
Biography
Paul Yee is a cinematographer based in New York City. He recently completed Tina Satter's Reality (HBO, Berlinale 2023) and Adele Lim's Joy Ride for Lionsgate and Point Grey. Previously, he lensed The Fits (Venice 2015, Sundance 2016), Anna Rose Holmer's debut feature, that the New York Times described as "a dreamy, beautifully syncopated coming-of-age tale" and Colewell, directed by Tom Quinn, that premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2019 and went on to receive two Independent Spirit Award Nominations.
Known for

Joy Ride
Director of Photography

The Stranger
Director of Photography

Reality
Director of Photography

Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn
Cinematography

Small Triumph
Director of Photography

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Director of Photography

The Replacement Child
Key Grip

East of Main Street: Taking the Lead
Director of Photography

Colewell
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2026Small TriumphDirector of Photography
- 2023Joy RideDirector of Photography
- 2023RealityDirector of Photography
- 2023Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah LawrenceDirector of Photography
- 2020The StrangerDirector of Photography
- 2019ColewellDirector of Photography
- 2015East of Main Street: Taking the LeadDirector of Photography
- 2014Wyatt Cenac: BrooklynCinematography
- 2008The Replacement ChildKey Grip
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