Serra is a Spanish director and screenwriter. He graduated with a degree in Spanish language and comparative literature at the University of Barcelona and attended classes at the department of art history. He directed the feature films Crespià (2003), Honour of the Knights (Honor de cavallería, 2006) and Birdsong (El cant dels ocells, 2008), which won the main award in the category of feature films at the Split Film Festival in 2008. He also writes and produces theatre plays.