Serena DC

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Serena DC
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Born
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Occupation(s)Filmmaker, TV personality
Years active2017–present

Serena De Comarmond, known by her stage name Serena DC, is an Australian documentary filmmaker. [1] [2] [3] She is currently based in Beverly Hills, California.

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Career

Serena initially appeared as a competitor on the Netflix reality TV series Instant Hotel . [4] Later, she started hosting her own shows, including Dream Life and Hollywood Disclosure with Serena DC. [5] She is the founder of Elysium Media, a film and TV production company, as well as Ad Astra, a distribution company. [6] [2]

In 2022, Serena co-directed her first documentary feature, My Transparent Life, along with Miko Allyn, and received a Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. [7] [8] In 2023, she directed two documentaries Contact: The CE-5 Experience and Beyond the Grave. [9]

Selected filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2024Catastrophic DisclosureDirector, writer and executive producerDocumentary
2024Interview with the ExtraterrestrialDirector, writer and executive producerDocumentary
2023Beyond the GraveDirector, writer and executive producerDocumentary
2023Contact: The CE-5 ExperienceDirector, writer and executive producerDocumentary
2022We Are Not AloneWriter and executive producerDocumentary
2022My Transparent LifeDirector, writer and executive producerDocumentary
2020–2021Hollywood Disclosure with Serena DCWriter and executive producer5 episodes
2020–2021Dream LifeDirector, writer and producer20 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2024Nominated Beverly Hills Film Festival Best DocumentaryBeyond the Grave [10]
2023Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special My Transparent Life [11]

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