Carl Paoli is an actor and stuntman. He has worked in front of and behind the camera for over 20 years in many capacities. Born and raised in Chicago, he started shooting on 8mm at age 15 and moved to 16mm after high school. He switched to DV as soon as it became available and then did the same with HD. Paoli has directed the shorts Wicker Park (1999), Cotton Mouth (2000), Nenu (2002), the Officially Selected Dances with Films Festival short film, Rain Today (2003) and most recently, Falling (2005).