Gloria Stella

Gloria Stella is an award-winning film producer, director, author and speaker. She is most widely known for producing the theatrical film "Tulsa" (now playing) starring John Schneider that also served as her directorial debut. Prior to "Tulsa", Gloria produced the feature film, "Blackbear" starring Eric Roberts (released theatrically in 2019) and was part of the producing teams for the feature film, "Stand Your Ground" starring Cameron Arnett (released theatrically in 2014) and the first season of the nationally broadcast TV talk show, "The Christian View."Stella and her husband, Robert Stella, founded En'val Entertainment in 2013 and are currently in development for several projects including the motivation for her producing career, "Streiker" based on Robin Hardy's first book of the best-selling trilogy, "Streiker's Bride." In addition to producing and directing, Stella and her husband co-authored the book, "CounterCulture Marriage" and are pastors at Free Chapel Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia.Stella began her career in entertainment as an actress for 10 years before moving into production briefly as a 1st assistant director, then subsequently as a producer and now an occasional director. She earned a degree in TV & Cinema from Augusta State University before unexpectedly moving to Atlanta and continuing her hands-on education working on the sets of several Atlanta-based film & TV productions. Stella currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and three children. Show less «