Paul Rachman began his film career as one of the of the industry’s top music video directors at Propaganda Films in Los Angeles where he worked with Alice in Chains, Roger Waters, Kiss, Joan Jett, Pantera, The Replacements and the Pearl Jam / Soundgarden collaboration Temple of the Dog. By 1995 he had directed several short films, the award winning Drive Baby Drive and a series of collaborations with NPR storyteller Joe Frank (Memories, The Hitchhiker, The Perfect Woman, Jilted Lover). Paul made his feature directorial debut in 2000 with Four Dogs Playing Poker starring Forrest Whittaker, Balthazar Getty, Tim Curry and Olivia Williams, the film was released by Showtime and Warner Home Video. In 2006 his seminal punk documentary American Hardcore premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired and theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics. His second feature documentary Lost Rockers about eight musical artists from different eras who were all on the cusp of super stardom only to fall forgotten through the cracks of music history is upcoming.
Paul is a Co-Founder of the Slamdance Film Festival. He attended the Lycee Francais de New York, Trinity Pawling School and is a graduate of Boston University. He lives in New York City.
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