Ingrid Serban is a Romanian/American musician and filmmaker who began her film journey with an iPhone 4, a few friends and an idea.

Four years later, her work is featured in The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Hollywood Reporter, and Egyptian Streets. She has spent the past decade as President of Goat Lips Productions, specializing in developing and producing both short and full-length narrative films and documentaries. Ingrid has been a filmmaker in residence at San Francisco FilmhouseX, served as a Board Member for the Tallgrass Film Festival and filled the role of Vice President for Painted Sun Records, a California-based independent record label. 

She has written and directed several award-winning short films, a feature documentary, “Free Trip to Egypt,” 2019 premiering in Los Angeles and New York City followed by a 500-theatre release across the USA, with a second feature documentary in post production, “Strigoi: the Real Vampires of Transylvania.”

Ingrid has composed and performed the scores for her short films and is in the process of releasing her first studio album of original songs.

WRITER/DIRECTOR CREDITS

2014 – “All Sales Final,” short fiction – USA

2015 – “Transilvania Frumoasa,” short documentary – Romania

2016 – “The Arrow and the Song,” short fiction – USA

2016 – “The Joy Project,” short documentary – USA

2016 – “Humphrey Robot,” short stop-motion animation – USA

2016 – “The Shepherd,” short documentary – Romania

2017 – “Weep and Wail,” music video – USA

2017 – “Anuta,” short documentary – Romania

2017 – “Until the Rooster Crows,” short documentary – Romania

2019 – “Free Trip to Egypt,” feature documentary – Egypt, USA, Switzerland

2022 – “Strigoi, the Real Vampires of Transylvania,” feature documentary – Romania, France, Ireland (post-production)

SELECT Film festival screenings

The Louisiana International Film Festival, Oakland International Film Festival, Southside Film Festival, Flickfair Film Festival, Love International Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Awareness Film Festival, Accolade Global Film Festival, Asheville Film Festival, Chennai International Film Festival, Tiburon International Film Festival, Albuquerque Film and Music Festival, Ahmednagar International Short Film Festival, Ozark Shorts Film Festival, Bernal Heights Film Festival and more.