Clay
2021 · 10m · USA
Directed by Anthony Caronna
Genres: drama, experimental, LGBTQ+
Tones: contemplative, melancholic, tender
Claywoman drifts through her apartment thinking about death, time, and the people she's loved and lost. A quiet portrait, soundtracked by folk music, anchored by Michael Cavadias.
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The scouts
Claywoman should not work as an existential vessel and yet here we are, watching a clay-faced alien think about mortality with more grace than most prestige dramas manage. That's the whole appeal.
Anthony Caronna lets drag icon Michael Cavadias drift through an apartment as Claywoman thinking about non-existence — Akerman pace, Denis tenderness, and a clay-skinned alien narrator carrying it. Quietly extraordinary.
Michael Cavadias's long-running Claywoman character carrying an existential meditation, scored to folk music — Anthony Caronna keeping it simple is the right move for a portrait this anchored by one performance.
Reviews
A quiet existential portrait that's softly funny and profound, with timeless poignancy.