Liselotte Wajstedtshe/her

Born in 1973 in Kiruna, Sweden, Liselotte Wajstedt is a Sámi writer and director who works primarily in short- and feature-length fiction and documentary film. Her work is rooted in long-term documentary practice and explores political resistance, family dynamics, heritage, and identity through intimate, character-driven narratives. With a background in experimental moving images, she brings a strong visual and poetic sensibility to her storytelling, where realism is often interwoven with subjective and symbolic layers. In recent years, she has increasingly focused on scripted fiction and politically grounded storytelling, while maintaining a deep commitment to documentary methods and lived experience. She has directed over two dozen works across documentary and fiction.

Wajstedt has a background in painting, animation, and experimental filmmaking, having attended the Project Programme in Free Art at the Royal Institute of Art. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Expression in Convergent Media from Gotland University (2011) and completed the Alma Scriptwriting Programme for feature films and TV series (2022). Her recent film In my hand (2025), co-directed with Marja Helander, won the Tromsøpalmen at Tromsø International Film Festival and the award for Best Short Documentary at the 2025 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Her films are screened internationally and distributed by Filmform and Folkets Bio.