Celia Rico Clavellino began her career as a screenwriter and director in 2012 with the multiple prize-winning short film LUISA NO ESTÁ EN CASA, selected for film festivals including Venice, Seminci, Malaga or Gijon. She similarly participated in the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival, won the Gaudi Award for Best Short Film and the Col·legi de Directors de Catalunya Award. She also worked as an assistant to the director Claudia Llosa and ran the second unit on her film NO LLORES, VUELA (2014). JOURNEY TO A MOTHER’S ROOM is her first feature.