Elinor Svoboda

Elinor Svoboda is a Toronto based filmmaker. Her work spans the genres of short fiction, documentary and experimental. Her 2017 short film, A Drop Across, was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival and premiered at the Maya Deren Theatre in New York, NY. Her 2013 short science fiction film, Merus Breach, premiered at Fantasia Film festival in Montreal and in 2012 she was Juno and Grammy nominated for her short music documentary Tegan and Sara: Get Along - India. With a strong visual and sonic sensibility, her films create a poetic and immersive experience. Themes of consciousness are prevalent in her work and often see the bridging two broken worlds together. Alongside her directorial work, Elinor has years of industry experience as a sound designer and sound artist, which has given her films a unique audio-based approach.