Albert Serra ([əɫˈβɛrt ˈsɛrə]; born October 10, 1975; Banyoles, Catalonia) is a Spanish filmmaker, contemporary artist and manager of the production company Andergraun Films, set up by Montse Triola primarily to produce Serra’s films. Besides writing, directing and producing films, Albert Serra writes and produces plays. Graduated in Spanish literature and comparative literature at the University of Barcelona, where he also studied art history. Serra has been called “one of the most singular and radical filmmakers working today.” He is also a big fan of classical music and chess. “I’m not interested in forcing a meaning onto a filmic story. In fact I’d even rather the audience know more than I do about the meaning of my films.”
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Albert Serra is a Catalan filmmaker, contemporary artist, and founder of Andergraun Films known for his radical slow cinema approach.
He is best known for directing critically acclaimed arthouse features such as Pacifiction, The Death of Louis XIV, and Story of My Death.
He creates minimalist, slow cinema films that frequently explore historical figures, philosophy, and the imminence of death using available light.
