Albert Serra əɫˈβɛrt ˈsɛrə born October 10 1975 Banyoles Catalonia is a Catalan filmmaker contemporary artist and manager of the production company Andergraun Films set up by Montse Triola primarily to produce Serras 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 Im not interested in forcing a meaning onto a filmic story In fact Id even rather the audience know more than I do about the meaning of my films