A young girl from Bristol plays one of the leading roles in a Spanish thriller that is currently trending worldwide on Netflix. The Chalk Line (Jaula), directed by Ignacio Tatay, follows the story of a couple who find a traumatised child called Clara, who can’t speak but draws chalk circles around herself.
The role of Clara is played by Eva Tennear, a young girl from Bristol who is now 10 but auditioned for the part when she was just seven. The Chalk Line has been one of the films trending on Netflix in recent days.
The Pauline Quirke Academy, where Eva has been attending every Saturday since she was five, were contacted by an acting agency who were looking for children to audition for the role. She then travelled to Madrid with her mother, Nikki Tennear, for eight weeks of filming alongside her co-stars Elena Anaya and Pablo Molinero.
