About
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 Marcelo Gomes, at Horizontes Latinos in San Sebastián. The film was also screened at the Rotterdam film festiva, Rio Festival, São Paulo Film Festival, Janela Internacional and Havana Film Festival.
Filmography
Dolores2026 · Director, Writer
Gil, Let's Explode São Paulo2025 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Soul's Peak2025 · Screenplay
Portrait of a Certain Orient2024 · First Assistant Director
Paloma2022 · Casting
Abandonment2021 · Director, Writer
Onde Habito2020 · Director
Dysphoria2020 · Script Consultant
Shine Your Eyes2020 · Casting
Yesterday There Were Strange Things in the Sky2020 · Screenplay
Pendular2017 · Casting Producer
California2015 · Second Assistant Director
The Days with Him2014 · Director, Director of Photography, Sound, Associate Producer
Found Memories2012 · Writer
Pendular2009 · Assistant Director
Areia2008 · Art Direction
Friday Night, Saturday Morning2006 · Thanks
















