Clara Bodén

I'm Leaving on Wednesday

Clara Bodén

Cicely Irvine

Somewhere in the Balkans, in a garden hidden by a large house, a story unfolds of a great love between two young women. Neither of them wishes to accept that their relationship might ever end. What happens, then, when one day fate takes an unexpected turn? Is it possible to part so suddenly from your beloved?

Lgh + bil + allt jag har och äger

Clara Bodén

Clara Bodén

In Bodén’s hometown of Jämtland, staying put is anathema: speaking to a group of kids about this drive to leave home, she is told by a male student that only “stupid girls” would stay there any longer than is necessary. This hits home with Bodén, who was prompted to her research here by a conversation in which her sister declared, “I don’t think I’m worth more than Jämtland.” After her initial dismissiveness of her sister’s statement, she started to second-guess the conversation and her own ingrained notions of what it meant. This film is about Bodén’s search for understanding.

Ingen sömn på Stengatan

Clara Bodén

A nightly inventory of Luleå from Mattias Alkberg's song Ingen sömn på Stengatan with focus on people who work night shift. Workers at steelworks, home service, a guard on a nightly crossfit pass, a bus driver and a few more who do not sleep this January night.

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Clara Bodén

A call center in Stockholm marks the starting point for a poetic and reflective documentary about what it means to live off the forest. With a unique tone and exquisite storytelling, director Clara Bodén explores the escalating distance between city and countryside.