Irena Salina

She was born in France July 8, 1968. She acted in French theatre before moving to New York where she studied with Charles Laughton in the Actors Studio. She worked in production in various capacities on numerous films before writing and directing her first short, "See You on Monday", which was sponsored by LifeTime Television for the Hamptons Film Festival. Ghost Bird: The Life and Art of Judith Deim (2000) is her first feature length film , a 54 minute documentary on the life of St. Louis born artist Judith Deim. It played in Sundance Film Fest 2001 and can now be seen on the Sundance Film Channel. She is currently working on her next feature, "Journey" with Russell Means and Begonia Plaza.