Elvira Lind


Elvira Lind 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
2014Songs for AlexisDocumentary
2014Trentemøller: GravityVideo short
2017Twiz & TuckTV series
2017Twiz & Tuck's Bucket ListTV miniseries
2017Bobbi JeneDocumentary
2020The Letter RoomShort film
2025King HamletDocumentary
TV series

Awards and nominations