
Carmen Jaquier
Directing
Biography
Carmen Jaquier was born in 1985 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. She is a director and writer, known for Thunder (2022), Wonderland (2015) and Les Paradis de Diane (2024).
Known For

Summer 1900, Switzerland. Elisabeth, 17, is about to take her vows when the sudden death of her older sister forces her to leave the convent and return to the family farm. Stifled by the suffocating and strict rules of the village, walking in her sister’s step to uncover the mystery of her death, Elisabeth is slowly driven to rebel against the local order and for her right to live her life.
Thunder

An apocalyptical storm threatens to wipe out an entire country. A state of emergency is raised while mayhem breaks out.
Wonderland

After the birth of her first child, Diane disappears in an unknown city, but her body reawakens her memories and what she is fleeing from.
Paradises of Diane

A music documentary in the form of a road trip across the U.S. in search of '60s singer Karen Dalton and the process of artistic creation.
A Bright Light: Karen and the Process

From her grandmother’s garden to California via the Mojave Desert and the cosmos, Emmanuelle Antille takes us on a journey to out-of-the-ordinary places, as we meet the people who created, imagined or discovered them. The Wonder Way is a free and personal quest, an inner exploration and a journey in search of unusual—but very real—spaces.
The Wonder Way

Ana feels like she is suffocating, oppressed by school, boys, societal constraints. She escapes, taking along her friend Marilou despite her better judgement. Venturing into the forest, the two adolescents discover the force of sudden, intense friendships.
At the Mermaid Parade

Sissi and Victoria are sisters. Whereas the younger is slowly emerging from the world of childhood, the elder tries in vain to be a grown up. In the room they share, Sissi is preparing for her gymnastic competition and Victoria has boys coming and going.
The Girls' Grave
After discovering her eldest daughter’s diary, a mother decides to take her two daughters into the forest.