The Hollywood Salon with Seriina Covarrubius

SERIINA COVARRUBIAS is a Mexican American screenwriter, director, and producer based in Altadena, California. Born in Arizona and raised in Alaska, she brings a distinct voice shaped by diverse landscapes and communities.

Her work spans art house features and comedy, and most recently, vertical microdrama. She continues to pioneer the microdrama space with fresh, emotionally grounded takes including SHE FELL FROM SPACE, one of the first hybrid vertical microdrama and movie projects of its kind and one of the first sci-fi entries in the space, now streaming on the Inverted app and drawing 1.2 million global views on TikTok and Pine Drama in its first week of release. The film is currently nominated for multiple Best Sci-Fi Short awards and took home Best Art Direction at Shock-A-Go-Go Film Fest.

Additionally, FROM NBA DROPOUT TO TENNIS ACE is a sports branded microdrama with Embr Entertainment that has premiered on FlexTV, and continues to work with new cutting edge platforms like TikTok. She has also written for Inkitt and Dramapops, streaming platforms for vertical microdramas and short films.

Her award-winning feature IN-BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE OCEAN, which she wrote and directed, has been picked up for distribution by Cardinal XD and is set for release later this year. Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema honored the film with awards including Best Feature Film and Grand Jury, and earned Bests in six additional categories. Come check out the Salon on Monday, October 12th to learn more – live and in person!