Paul Kowalski (born 13 May 1981) is a Polish-British film director and screenwriter based in Los Angeles.

[3] Kowalski's films center around identity, exile and obsession, often featuring dark psychologies and the supernatural.

[6][7] His debut feature, Paper Tiger, premiered at Austin Film Festival in 2020, winning the Audience Award and a Jury mention.

[14] The film stars Philip Ettinger, Emmy-winner Martha Plimpton, Olek Krupa and Breeda Wool.

The film is about Paul Kowalski's grandmother's escape from a Soviet workcamp during World War II.