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Paul Sanchez IV

Writer, actor, director and cinematographer, also producer

Paul Sanchez IV (a.k.a. Paul Sanchez Yates) is a Director, Assistant Director, Writer and Cinematographer known for Modulations (1998), Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party (2003), Onion Underwater (2006), and The Trial of Han Solo (2005). He attended NYU photo, received his BFA in Filmmaking from S.U.N.Y. Purchase and his MFA from the American Film Institute.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer, actor, director and cinematographer, also producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Paul Sanchez IV's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Self
25%
Society
21%
Power
8%
Bonds
6%
Morality
6%
Ideas
5%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Manic
1
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Sanchez IV's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Sanchez IV's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Babyteeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer

  • No Alternative(2018)

    as MC

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Landlord(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Mirror(2013)

    as Paul Yates

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sunny Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show Creator

  • Onion Underwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Alien Sex Party(2003)

    Director · Cinematographer · Lighting Design · Producer · Writer · as Cowboy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Modulations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1998 to 2024.

Most popular right now

No Alternative (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 8: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 8: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 8: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleCinematography2 of 8: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 8: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

8 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Paul Sanchez IV's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

The Mirror (2013)

99th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

No Alternative (2018)

Midcredits 53rd · 48% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 18. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Paul Sanchez IV work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Sanchez IV's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Dickerson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers