Directing
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Linnea Pihl writes and directs for film with a focus on complex interpersonal dynamics, addiction, and mental health. Her work explores emotional fragility with a grounded, character-driven approach, often blurring the line between vulnerability and resilience.
Notable Projects
Just Model Things (2016-2018)
Linnea Pihl made her unofficial directorial debut with the autobiographical mockumentary Just Model Things. The web series follows LeeLoo, a model approaching 30, grappling with anxiety and uncertainty as she faces the end of her modelling career. Blending dry humour with emotional honesty, the series received critical recognition.
Awards:
Best Web Series of the Month – Roma CinemaDOC
Best Web Series of The Month -Direct Monthly Online Film Festival
Best Web Series of the Month – Miami Independent Film Festival
Official Selection:
DSOFF – Direct Short Online Film Festival
Bucharest Shortcut CineFest
International Online Web Fest
Worldwide Women’s Film Festival
Siphonophore (2019)
Pihl wrote, directed and produced Siphonophore, a 14 minute drama about a conversation between a young woman and her estranged father. At its core the film is about the repetitive cycle of narcissistic abuse and co-dependence.
Awards:
Best Indie Short Film – South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Best Editing in a Short Film – South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Honourable mentions:
Best Original Score (Tobias Elof) – South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Best Lead Actress (Linnea Pihl) – South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Best Production – South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Best Sound Design – South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Best Sound Design – Top Shorts
Official Selection:
Near Nazareth Film Festival (Semi-finalist in Best Short Film)
Se Oss I Ögonen (2022)
Pihl directed 2 episodes (3 and 4) as well as additional footage for the TV series pitch Se Oss I Ögonen a.k.a Look Us In The Eyes, written by Stella Hagman. The series was part of the annual production by Film Crew and Story Academy at Gotlands Folkhögskola, Fårösund. When directing for Film Crew and Story Academy it is not just film directing; it is teaching the film crew students how to work in the real world of filmmaking.
This series tells the story of a commune of environmental activists fighting both for what they believe in – and with each other.
Cinematography by Mårten Stenberg.
Min Farsa Kan Knocka Bobby Fischer (2023)
Pihl revised her role as director and guest teacher at Gotlands Folkhögskola. She directed episode 3 and 4 from the 6 part TV series pitch produced by the school with, and by, the students attending Film Crew Academy.
This series tells the story of a young man grappling with losing his father to Alzheimer’s Disease. Can winning a boxing tournament help his father regain the memories of his family?
Cinematography by Peter Mattsson.
Your Radio (2025)
In this modern reinterpretation of Fiendens Musik’s 1979 hit “Lokalradio”, Linnea Pihl gives voice to the seductive danger of mainstream media. Portraying The Siren, a spectral figure trapped in the aesthetics of the 1960s, she embodies the outdated yet ever-luring state of Swedish media.
Directed by Linnea Pihl & Viking Almquist.
Awards:
Best Music Video – Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
Official Selection:
DMOFF – Direct Monthly Online Film Fest, 2025
CinemaBriz Film Festival, 2025