Carla Simón

Carla Simón (b. 1986) is a Catalan director who, after a series of short films, made a name for herself with her eminent feature film debut, Summer 1993 (2017), which won 36 international awards. Simón has a painful and unusual background since both of her parents died of AIDS when she was six years old. Children's take on longing and grief are central themes in her films.