The Letter Room


The Letter Room is a 2020 American short comedy-drama film directed by Elvira Lind. In November 2020, it premiered at HollyShorts Film Festival. It was also nominated for Best Short Film at Tribeca Film Festival and the Palm Springs International ShortFest.
The Letter Room was produced by Sofia Sondervan and executive produced by Oscar Isaac, Elvira Lind, Jason Spire, Ryan Chanatry and Gena Konstantinakos.

Plot

When a kind-hearted prison officer is transferred to the letter room, he soon gets involved in an inmate's personal affairs. At last, Richard, a solitary and compassionate corrections officer with a heart of gold, has been promoted to Director of Prisoner Communications. As Richard quickly gets the hang of his new job as master of the letter room, scanning all the incoming and outgoing correspondence of the inmates for contraband, his lonely life becomes irrevocably complicated when he gets too involved in the private life of a death row inmate.

Cast

Awards

Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals around the United States. In February 2021, it made the Live Action Short Film shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards, and, in March 2021, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
YearAwardCategoryResult
2020HollyShorts Film FestivalOfficial SelectionNomitated
2020Tribeca Film FestivalBest Short FilmNomitated
2020Palm Springs International ShortFestBest Short FilmNomitated
2021Academy AwardsBest Live Action Short
2021Elba Film FestivalBest Short FilmWon
2021UK Film FestivalBest ActorWon
2022Fargo Film FestivalBest FilmWon