Sirena's Gallery

Sirena's Gallery is an independent feature film about a Salvadoran-American woman’s struggle as an art gallery owner during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently widowed by a husband who died by suicide, Sirena must quickly adapt to self-isolation, recurring visions, and the virtual world of e-commerce.

  • Christine Stoddard
    Director
  • Christine Stoddard
    Writer
  • Christine Stoddard
    Key Cast
    "Sirena"
  • Ghia Vitale
    Key Cast
    "Friend #1"
  • Disnie Sebastien
    Key Cast
    "Friend #2"
  • Deniz Zeynep
    Key Cast
    "Gallery Patron"
  • Art Jones
    Key Cast
    "Gallery Patron"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 15 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Christine Stoddard

Christine Stoddard is a Salvadoran-American writer and artist creating films, books, plays, murals, and more. She founded Quail Bell Magazine, the feminist podcast Badass Lady-Folk, and the studio Quail Bell Press & Productions. Her newest poetry and photography book is Heaven is a Photograph, a collection about an art student who finds her power behind the lens. Additional titles include Hello, New York: The Living And Dead, Naomi & The Reckoning, Desert Fox by the Sea, Belladonna Magic, and Water for the Cactus Woman, among others. Previously, she was the first-ever artist-in-residence at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House in Manhattan and served as an inaugural AnkhLave Garden Fellow at the Queens Botanical Garden. As of 2020, her film Bottled is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, with Butterflies and Drunken History now on Amazon Prime Video UK. Throughout the pandemic, she has continued making theater with Soundscape Theater, the Dramatists Guild of America, The Merry Beggars, Riant Theatre, DC Theatre Alliance, and other organizations. Currently, her films Brooklyn Burial and Sirena's Gallery are making their festival circuits. Sirena's Gallery is her first feature film.

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