---
name: "Paul Yee"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-yee"
fi1m_id: "paul-yee"
tmdb_id: 2866407
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:05:51.134007+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul Yee

## Identity

Paul Yee

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-yee
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-yee
- **TMDB ID:** 2866407
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2866407

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2866407

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Reality*](https://film.one/film/reality.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Joy Ride*](https://film.one/film/joy-ride.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Paul Yee is a cinematographer based in New York City. He trained at NYU Tisch and worked initially as a grip and gaffer before transitioning to director of photography roles.

He shot the feature films *The Fits* (2015) for Anna Rose Holmer, which premiered at Venice and Sundance, and *Colewell* (2019) for Tom Quinn. Yee served as cinematographer on *Reality* (2023), directed by Tina Satter, and *Joy Ride* (2023), directed by Adele Lim.

*Sources: imdb.com, filmmakermagazine.com, moveablefest.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Joy Ride* (2023), Fi1m 70, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/joy-ride.md)
- *Reality* (2023), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/reality.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Changes: The Story Of Sugar* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Small Triumph* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Joy Ride* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/joy-ride.md)
- *Reality* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/reality.md)
- *Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence* (2023), series, Director of Photography
- *The Stranger* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *Colewell* (2019), Director of Photography
- *East of Main Street: Taking the Lead* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn* (2014), Cinematography
- *The Replacement Child* (2008), Key Grip

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