Clara

Clara bites her tongue

2022 · 81 min · Documentary

Clara is a woman capable of everything, she can carry the world on her back and create a universe tailored to her loved ones in order not to hurt them. Clara is many women and because of that, she is willing to reveal her fears, to face the voids left by forgotten loves, to look her children in the eyes and tell them about herself, about what she has always carried trapped in her chest. Aseneth, her filmmaker daughter, holds a dialogue with Clara. They converse between the tension of revelations and direct questions. They meet again in the image of Lilia, Clara's girlfriend who disappeared from the scene years ago. Aseneth will soon become a mother and this will lead to an enlightening, challenging and loving encounter.

Directed by Aseneth Suarez Ruiz · Written by Patrick Alexander