PAOLA’S WORK
Projects made by Paola Michaela
A PLATE FOR TWO
2024 - Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
While cooking Badhakopi’r Ghonto – a mixed vegetable stir fry—, Laila reflects on the act of cooking, loving, and what it means to find and keep a good man in a world of monsters.
Filmed as a one-day shoot Summer 2023 with a great crew of friends and released in Summer 2024.
HANDS
2023 - Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
A personal reflection on hands, the word "tear," and self-care that experiments with sound, silence, and definitions.
Created Summer 2023 as a small scale, personal project.
THE WINGED DETECTIVES
2022 - Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
A queer coming-of-age short film, which follows Reagan and her friends as they prepare for the annual bird-watching competition. Tensions quickly rise for Reagan with the introduction of potential new friends and the absence of a special team member.
Created Fall 2022 as part of a special studies senior project for the Smith College Department of Film and Media.
