(pic by: Eva Nerea Álvarez)
Hi! I’m Clara, a Barcelona-raised & Berlin- based multidisciplinary filmmaker.
My firsts experiences behind a camera were shooting and editing snowboarding videos with my friends. We pretended to be pro-snowboarders and imitated the films we loved. At first, I filmed with a video camera that I bought through a newspaper promotion. It fell down the slopes uncountable times, got smashed against trees and ended up buried under the snow.
Meanwhile, I graduated from Journalism school with my first documentary, which was later screened in various film festivals. I travelled a lot, lived in Australia and France, and ended up moving to Berlin, where I spent several years working as a (solo) filmmaker, video journalist, and camera assistant in bigger projects. I also worked as a travel filmmaker in Southeast Asia, where climbing a mountain carrying 10kg of filming gear on my back under the hottest sun ever, riding a scooter backwards while filming, eating worms, or being chased by a water buffalo were sometimes a part of my daily routine. This took me back to Barcelona, where I studied a masters in Cinematography and slowly got more interested in directing.
All of these experiences shaped the person and filmmaker I am now. My passion is nonfiction, especially social and political topics involving feminist issues. My portfolio also showcases films related to performing arts, because as a former dancer, I see movement as my most effective language of expression. For some time, I thought that my heart was divided but I was wrong, so I started blending documentary with video art, and this is a path I want to continue exploring.
My films have been selected and awarded in various international film festivals and prominent platforms, including Festival de Cine de Málaga, FIFA (Festival International de Film sur l’Art), IN-EDIT, Retrospective of Jupiter or LA Dance Film Fest.
I currently combine my time working as a director and 360ª filmmaker and videographer for different clients, while I develop my first feature documentary.
Apart from filming, I also write and take pictures for National Geographic Traveler en Español.
Rock climbing, snowboarding and my friends & family make me the happiest.
My mother tongue languages are Spanish and Catalan, and I am fluent in English, French and German. I am open to interesting opportunities worldwide.