(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. It was indestructible, but then I bought my first GoPro, and then my first DSLR.
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.
My passion is nonfiction, especially social, political topics and performing arts. My portfolio showcases more artistic projects, because as a former dancer, I see movement as my most effective language of expression. This made me think 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.
I currently combine my time working as a director and 360ª filmmaker and videographer, 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.