Elle Márjá Eira is a Sámi Indigenous artist with a rich portfolio, showcasing her talents in writing, directing and composing. Rooted in Sámi traditions, her work moves fluidly between joik, art, contemporary music, film, and theatre and opera.
Eira contributed to the film score and composed joiks for The 12th Man (2017), Harald Zwart’s acclaimed film about Norwegian resistance hero Jan Baalsrud. In 2019, she composed the music for the theatre production Kvinnerommet (The Women’s Room).
In addition to her musical work, Eira has established herself as a director. She directed episode 7 of the drama series Makta (Power Play), which premiered on NRK in October 2024.
Eira is also a member of the band Snoweye, alongside Lucy Parnell and John Paul Jones, renowned for his work with Led Zeppelin and Them Crooked Vultures.
In development
RÁJÁHEAPMI – Feature film, in cooperation with Motion Blur
KEVISELIE – Documentary film in cooperation with Screaming Fox Productions
Filmography
FILM
STOLEN – Director of a Netflix Original Production (2024)
POWER PLAY (NRK 2023) – One of the Directors with two wins at Canneseries 2023, including Best Series
EALLU (Reindeer herd) at Árran 360 – VR 360 film at The Sami Pavilion in Venice Biennale 2022
OPERA
EATNAMA VÁIBMU – The first Sami opera, at Royal Swedish Opera 2025, Director
MUSIC
Eira’ s work blends modern and traditional joik with contemporary expression and cinematic soundscapes with elements of pop and rock. She is the winner of Arctic Talent, Northern Norway’s largest music award, and a recipient of GramArt.
Elle Márjá has performed on international stages and has composed music for film and television, including collaborations with acclaimed composer Christophe Beck.
She has composed music for the films Ealát, Stolen, Makta, Iđitsilba, and others, in collaboration with other composers. Produced music for the film series Hyundai Commission: Máret Ánne Sara for her 2025 Tate Modern exhibition, in collaboration with Mind the Film and Seb Gainsborough
AWARDS
2025 Ghost Rocket – Hollywood Independent Music Awards (NASA and Andøya Space)
2024 Stolen – International Peace Festival – Best Film – European Union
2018 GramArt scholarship
2016 Best shortfilm Iđitsilba, Ficwallmapu Indigenous film festival
2015 Arctic Talent Music prize – Varangerfestivalen
2015 Shortfilm Iđitsilba – Honourable Mention for Skårungen at Tromsø International Film Festival
Links
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