‘The Letter Room’ by Elvira Lind is the story of a lonely prison employee whose job is to scan and read letter of inmates. Elvira hails from Copenhagen and specialised in documentaries. This is a first fiction short film by her. While doing this film, Elvira was thrilled to direct Issac Oscar who also happens to be her husband.

The main theme of the film is loneliness and it resonates more in the current COVID times, when we are forced to keep distances from each other.

The story revolves around a Communications Director at the prison, played by Isaac Oscar, famous for films like Star Wars and X-Men. Oscar plays the role of a very lonely man who works in the prison and comes home daily to an empty house.

In the course of his duties, he starts getting involved in the intimate secrets of the prisoners conveyed through letters written to them by their family and lovers. The theme of loneliness is subtly shown as the protagonist eating food from the refrigerator and watching soap operas.

The message Elvira wants to convey through this film is that all of us are in some way lonely and fighting our inner demons. But as humanity, we need to connect with each other. There is still a need to write love letters, especially in these present pandemic times.

Premiered at Hollyshorts, this film has done the rounds of many film festivals including Tribeca and Palm Springs International Short Fest. This Academy Awards contender in the live short film section has interesting music of only congas and this was being recorded live while the shots were happening. The music adds to the anticipation of the next shot for the audience.