Mira Nordgård

Mira makes short films and plays every character—including Calypso, one of those people who seem to have very few filters between thought and expression.
Perhaps that is exactly what drew me in.

Mira has a knack for letting go of control. For making a facial expression, a gesture, or a laugh bigger than the situation strictly requires. Not because she feels compelled to be funny, but because she seems to find being human damn good fun.

Calypso is a character. But when Mira stands in front of the camera, something else is there, too. Something playful and incredibly direct. She dares to let her face reveal too much, her body take up space, and the moment become exactly as zany as it wants to be.

Consequently, this portrait didn't turn out to be much of a portrait of Calypso.

It became a portrait of Mira when she isn't holding back.

And perhaps that is precisely where her characters begin.