Elvira Lind (born 28 October 1981) is a Danish film director, writer and producer based in New York City.
Early life and education Nana Elvira Lind was born on 28 October 1981 in Copenhagen. Lind was educated at , and was part of the Gymnasium theater group. Lind studied documentary film at CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts. Graduating in 2006, Lind's final year film PASSION FOR PAWS won the best final year film award.
Career In 2014, Lind's first documentary feature Songs for Alexis premiered at the Toronto Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and was awarded the Reel Talent Award at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival. In 2017, Lind's second documentary feature Bobbi Jene. premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2019, Lind co-founded the multimedia production company "Mad Gene Media" alongside her husband Oscar Isaac.
In November 2020, Lind's first fiction short film The Letter Room premiered at the HollyShorts Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. In August 2025, Lind's documentary King Hamlet premiered at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival.
Personal life In 2017, Lind married American actor Oscar Isaac.
Filmography
+YearTitleTypeDirectorWriterProducerCinematographerRef(s)2014Songs for AlexisDocumentary Trentemøller: GravityVideo short 2017Twiz & Tuck TV series (6 episodes) Twiz & Tuck's Bucket ListTV miniseries (10 episodes) Bobbi JeneDocumentary 2020The Letter RoomShort film 2025King Hamlet Documentary TV series
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival2014 Best Youth Film Songs for Alexis 2021 Best Live Action Short CPH:DOX2015 Reel Talent Award Songs for Alexis Bratislava International Film Festival2017 International Documentary Competition Bobbi Jene BFI London Film Festival2017 Grierson Award – Documentary Film Bobbi Jene Philadelphia Film Festival2017 Best Documentary Feature Bobbi Jene Tribeca Film Festival 2017 Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature Bobbi Jene Best Documentary Feature Bobbi Jene 2020 Best Narrative Short The Letter Room Camden International Film Festival2017 Emerging Cinematic Vision Award Bobbi Jene Biografilm Festival2017 Life Tales Award – International Competition Bobbi Jene Camerimage 2018 Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking Bobbi Jene DocsBarcelona 2018 DocsBarcelona TV3 Award, Best Documentary Bobbi Jene Bodil Awards 2019 Best Documentary (Bedste dokumentarfilm) Bobbi Jene Blockbuster Talent Award (Blockbuster Talentprisen) Bobbi Jene Danish Film Awards (Robert)2019 Best Documentary (Årets dokumentarfilm) Bobbi Jene Palm Springs International ShortFest2020 Best U.S. Short The Letter Room HollyShorts Film Festival2020 Short Film The Letter Room Academy Awards2021 Best Live Action Short Film The Letter Room Norwegian Short Film Festival2021 Golden Chair Award, Best International Short Film The Letter Room Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market2021 Best Director The Letter Room CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival2021 Best Short Film The Letter Room Overcome Film Festival2021 Best Short Film The Letter Room KO:SH FILM FEST2021 Audience Award The Letter Room Sioux City International Film Festival2021 Best Drama The Letter Room International Uşak Short Film Festival2021 Best Film The Letter Room Donosskino film festival2021 Best Screenwriter The Letter Room ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival2022 Audience Award The Letter Room Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Radio City2023 Best Film The Letter Room
References
External links
Official website of Elvira Lind