How much did Brooklyn-based artist Claudia Bitrán like James Cameron’s 1997 film “Titanic,” the story of the doomed ocean liner with a love story for the ages?

She liked it so much, she has spent the last 12 years remaking the film shot by shot. 

“I’m a big, big fan, and since I started seeing it, I could never stop seeing it. I started watching it every day. I’m a very obsessive person, and I learned all the lines by heart,” Bitrán said. 

What You Need To Know

“Titanic, A Deep Emotion” is a film from artist Claudia Bitrán

The film is a remake of James Cameron’s “Titanic,” which Bitrán has spent 12 years making  

The film and items associated with it is on view at the Cristin Tierney Gallery in TriBeCa until March 28

Her film “Titanic, A Deep Emotion” is on view at the Cristin Tierney Gallery in Tribeca on three screens as part of a three-channel installation.

That allows viewers to see the film and behind the scenes for the making of it. Bitrán has shot the film using around 1,400 people in 20 cities in the United States, Chile and Mexico. She portrays the character of Rose in the film, but is also James Cameron in her role as the director. 

“I wanted to be the protagonist and have the character of Leo DiCaprio change scene after scene, and I also wanted to direct the entire film, and all of the characters change, yeah,” Bitrán said. 

Also on display are the story boards, set lists, props and photos from the dozen years of shooting from the trained painter and self-taught filmmaker. There are also Bitrán’s oil paintings based on stills from the film, but slightly reinvented.

“I guess the exhibition interacts with people’s memories of this film, but also invites people to imagine that they can also create their own spectacles with recycled materials and with their friends and family,” said Bitrán, who noted that even though her remake is technically done, she may never be finished.

“I am still inspired to continue adding on scenes. Even though the whole film is filmed, I still find inspiration in New York City through friends, though different groups that invite me or that ask if they can be in part of the film,” she said. “So I think this can keep growing forever, and as Rose says, ‘I will never let go.'”

The exhibition will go on through March 28.