About the Filmmaker

Ginger Gonzaga

Ginger Gonzaga is an actor, writer, improvisor, director and musician. 
In television, Ginger stars in Marvel’s “She Hulk” for Disney + as well as “True Lies” on CBS. She is also known for her premium cable performances including the Showtime's “Kidding” (directed by Michel Gondry,) and I'm Dying Up Here, and HBO’s Duplass Brothers Programs “Togetherness” (Opposite Amanda Peet), Room 104”(opposite Bryan Tyree Henry) Netflix’s “Space Force” (opposite Steve Carrell and John Malkovich). She also hosted and wrote for Hulu’s pop culture re-cap series The Morning After. 

Ginger’s film debut was in Seth MacFarlane’s popular 2012 comedy “Ted” followed by Demetri Martin’s dramedy and Tribeca Film Festival Winner Dean (opposite Demetri Martin and Gillian Jacobs), She made her directorial debut with the short film “Your Day” starring herself and Jason Ritter, which she also wrote, and recently completed her second short film Mermaid based off her feature script of the same title. For Mermaid she also makes her musical scoring debut. She has previously sold projects to HBO and Warner Brothers and has shadowed Michel Gondry in anticipation of her first feature. 

As an artist, I am forever obsessed with the truth, and I seek to show the comedy and drama of situations and stories that we once might have misunderstood, mistakenly considered either evil, or revered as delightful and benign. For Mermaid, my goal is to show the tragic truth and consequences of giving up one's voice, and the realistic consequences of altering your physical form for the sake of love, that are both so carelessly and whimsically included in narrative of The Little Mermaid. I hope my film makes viewers both laugh and cry, reminding them of the importance of self-love, an the power of their voice. Thank you for taking the time to watch this piece of art that I am so grateful to have made with all my passion and love.