Paloma Schachmann was born in 1985 and became a filmmaker after working for over 15 years as a professional musician studying the clarinet.
She has co-directed and co-written The Klezmer Project with Leandro Koch, a hybrid feature film that won the Debut Feature Film award at Berlinale 2023 and Best Argentinian film in Mar del Plata IFF 2023. The film was also part of the official selection in BFI London, Viennale, IDFA and Shangai IFF. Paloma is currently working on her second film, while playing music and directing Cultura Klezmer, a project for research and learning with a focus on Latin America.