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 Oscar Isaac as Richard Alia Shawkat as Rosita Brian Petsos as Cris Tony Gillan as Don Michael Hernandez Eileen Galindo as Irene John Douglas Thompson as Jackson Kenneth Heaton as Ray Larry Smith as Happy Birthday Singer Guillermo Estrada as TV Personality William Merrell as Inmate
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.Oscars 2021 Shortlists in Nine Award Categories Announced - Oscars 2021 News|93rd Academy Awards
+YearAwardCategoryResult2020HollyShorts Film FestivalOfficial Selection2020Tribeca Film FestivalBest Short Film2020Palm Springs International ShortFestBest Short Film2021Academy AwardsBest Live Action Short2021|Oscars.org2021Elba Film FestivalBest Short Film2021UK Film FestivalBest Actor2022Fargo Film FestivalBest Film
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The Letter Room (Full Film - Worldwide access) on Vimeo The Letter Room (Full Film - United States) on streaming platform Topic.com Salaud Morisset, Short Films Production & Distribution The Letter Room on Apple TV The Letter Room on iTunes