ANGELENA BONET
“Through the light of truth and the power of love, we can all rise again.”
-Angelena Bonet
Award-Winning Filmmaker, Singer-Songwriter & Founder, Crystal Heart Productions
Angelena Bonet is an award-winning filmmaker, singer-songwriter, and humanitarian dedicated to transforming pain into purpose through storytelling. As the founder of Crystal Heart Productions, she has created a powerful body of work across film, music, and memoir that champions compassion, resilience, and women’s empowerment worldwide.
🎬 Filmmaking & Music
Through Crystal Heart Productions, Angelena writes, directs, and produces multi-award-winning documentaries and original soundtracks that have earned over 400 international awards. Her work, including Heart of the Matter and The Angelena Bonet Show, has been recognized globally for its honesty, emotional depth, and advocacy for women’s rights.
💞 A Love Story That Inspired a Legacy
Angelena’s creative journey began with her late fiancé, musician Erick Deeby, with whom she co-wrote and recorded her earliest songs. Following his sudden passing, she completed their work — transforming grief into art — beginning with her signature song Tragic Fairytale.
🌍 Advocacy & Empowerment
After surviving a violent crime in 2012, Angelena devoted her life to empowering women through truth and storytelling. Her films, music, and memoir are dedicated to ending violence against women and promoting collective healing through compassion.
✨ Today
Angelena continues to share her message through international film festivals, media appearances, and live performances. She believes that “love and forgiveness really are the keys — they can and do conquer all.”
angelena: the quadrilogy
An award-winning four-part documentary series exploring healing, resilience, and social change.
Winner of 400+ international film awards across the quadrilogy and companion works
The Angelena Quadrilogy - a four film documentary series
Together, these four feature documentaries form a complete narrative arc - from trauma to transformation, from silence to global advocacy.
Companion Works (Short Films & Visual Projects)
Short-form companion works expanding the themes of the quadrilogy through music, poetry, and visual storytelling.
Original music written for Film & Storytelling
Music composed and performed by Angelena Bonet for her documentaries and screen projects.
Award-winning interview series featuring inspiring leaders from around the world.
A globally awarded interview series exploring resilience, humanity, and the stories that shape us.
Angelena Bonet is an internationally award-winning independent filmmaker, interview series creator, and founder of Crystal Heart Productions.
Angelena Bonet has collaborated with a range of non-profit organisations supporting women, girls, and community wellbeing.
Following a life-altering experience in 2012, Angelena chose to channel her recovery into creative work focused on advocacy, awareness, and connection. Through documentary filmmaking, music, and public conversation, her projects explore themes of healing, resilience, and social responsibility.
Her work has included interviews and collaborations with international leaders in women’s rights and social change, including Tina Chen (CEO, Time’s Up and former Women’s Equality Advisor to President Obama), Paulette Senior (former CEO, Canadian Women’s Foundation), and Tony Award-winning playwright and activist Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day and One Billion Rising.
Angelena’s films document these conversations and initiatives with care and integrity, amplifying voices working toward equality, safety, and cultural change. She considers it a privilege to stand alongside organisations and individuals committed to creating a more compassionate world.
Her non-profit aligned work spans Australia and Canada and continues to inform her broader creative practice. Selected interviews and projects are available within her documentary catalogue.
Angelena believes that meaningful change is fostered through empathy, dialogue, and collective action — and that storytelling can play a powerful role in shaping a more just and peaceful future.
