Paolo Sodi is a film director who steps gently into the stories he tells, guided by a sincere vocation: to reveal the authentic beauty of the world and its people.

With a poetic and sensitive gaze, he blends the soul of a documentary with the visual precision of a cinematographer, always seeking to move audiences and bring positive, because, as he likes to say, the world holds so much beauty worth telling.

Over the years, he has directed productions across the globe, from Papua New Guinea to Cameroon, from Sierra Leone to Zambia, and as far as Iceland, Denmark and Finland.

He has directed more than ten documentaries for RAI, and many others broadcast on Sky, CNN, Al Jazeera, Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video and WaterBear, collaborating with international productions from China, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

His works have been produced or distributed by companies such as Off the Fence, DocLab, SD Cinematografica, and many others.

In 2023, he directed a film with Andrea Bocelli, released in cinemas across America, and he represents Sony Europe for cinematography technologies.

In every project, he carries the same vision: to find poetry in reality, and to return it to the world with light, respect, and truth.

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Paolo Sodi

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Cinematographer

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