Maria Clara Escobar

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Maria Clara Escobar

Born July 4, 1988 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 38)

Maria Clara is a diretor, screenwriter, casting director, and a poet. In January 2026, Maria Clara released the tv series “Paloma” (Canal Brasil, Globoplay), which she wrote and directed. A four-episode series that tells the story of a transgender woman's struggle to gain custody of her biological daughter. In 2025, she premiered her second feature film, Dolores, written and directed alongside M…

Known For

AbandonmentAbandonment · 2021
Abandonment
★ 5.22021
MovieDrama
The couple Laura and Israël have a five-year-old son, Lucas. They live together but seem to have lost interest in one another's thoughts and cares. Their relationship seems headed for the rocks, and the only one who seems to still be looking for something from life is Lucas.
CaliforniaCalifornia · 2015
California
★ 7.12015
MovieDrama
The year is 1984. Estela is going through the turbulent phase of adolescence. Sex, lovers, friendships; everything seems very complicated. Her uncle Carlos is her hero, and visiting him in California is her biggest dream. But everything collapses when he returns thin, weak and ill. Between crises and discoveries, Estela will face a reality that will forever change her way of seeing the world.​
DysphoriaDysphoria · 2020
Dysphoria
★ 5.32020
MovieThrillerMystery
Dario is a psychologist who has recently began taking child patients again, after going through a traumatic experience. His first patient is Sofia, a girl who makes others around her feel disturbing sensations.
Soul's PeakSoul's Peak · 2025
Soul's Peak
★ 3.42025
MovieDramaAction
In Pernambuco, a jewel robbery brings together an old group of misfits, with catastrophic results. Watched over by ghosts from the past, each of them will have to find their own way to freedom.
PendularPendular · 2009
Pendular
2009
MovieRomance
Brazilian short film, directed by Julia Murat.
Yesterday There Were Strange Things in the SkyYesterday There Were Strange Things in the Sky · 2020
Yesterday There Were Strange Things in the Sky
★ 7.52020
MovieScience FictionDrama
The daily life of a family in which countless factors are disturbing: the father is unemployed, the members need to move house, the mother is abducted, and life continues as if nothing had happened.
Found MemoriesFound Memories · 2012
Found Memories
★ 7.52012
MovieDrama
Each citizen of Jotuomba plays an integral role in village life. Madalena is responsible for baking bread; each morning she stacks her rolls as Antonio prepares the coffee. The two share a morning ritual of arguments and insults, followed by an amicable cup of coffee on the bench outside Antonio's shop. At midday the church bells ring, summoning the villagers to mass. In the early evening, they all share a meal together. And so life proceeds in Jotuomba, the days languidly drifting into one another; the only variations seem to be in the weather. But, one day Rita arrives looking for a place to stay.
The Days with HimThe Days with Him · 2014
The Days with Him
★ 7.52014
MovieDocumentary
The discoveries and frustrations on accessing a memory of a father and of a time in the Brazilian history that are rarely public. The young filmmaker plunges into this unknown past of her almost unknown father. He, a Brazilian intellectual, imprisoned and tortured during the military dictatorship, is silent about this since that time. A father and a fatherland that does not like to answer any questions, that loves but rarely talks.

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