Lina Larson
Lina Larson is a Seattle-raised, Los Angeles-based writer-director who, despite being born in Germany, still somehow grew up to write comedies. She is drawn to stories centered on resilience, human connection, and the way unexpected narratives illuminate universal themes. A lifelong tennis player, sports often serve as a throughline in her work.
Lina is currently filming a documentary exploring the impact of the Palisades and Eaton fires on local tennis communities, capturing stories of recovery, connection, and hope through the game she loves. On the opposite side of the same coin, she has also written a mockumentary set in the world of pickleball, which she plans to develop as her first feature film.
Lina graduated from the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television with a dual degree in Film Production and Screenwriting. Her short films have received recognition at notable domestic and international film festivals. She has also directed more than a dozen commercials and music videos, and worked as a professional makeup artist.
And yes, Lina could absolutely be a supermodel, but she refuses on principle. Vogue keeps calling and she keeps yelling, “GO AWAY, I’M FILMING. DO NOT DISTURB.” Plagued by an unwavering need to tell stories from behind the camera and a knack for making life harder than necessary, Lina has accepted her fate: she must become a Hollywood director. Therapy was considered, but this was far more expensive and far more public.
Press Quotes
"Her films are absurdly funny and disarmingly honest, leaving you laughing and thinking in the same scene."
— Indie CineWeekly
— Indie CineWeekly
"The most aggressively nonchalant person I've ever met."
— Some Guy on the pickleball court
— Some Guy on the pickleball court
"When I first read her script, I thought a 40-year-old man wrote it. It's funny, but you cannot read this out loud in public."
— LMU Screenwriting Professor
— LMU Screenwriting Professor
"This is rich, coming from a girl who makes you take a million and one pictures of her, hands [the phone] back, and then asks to take more."
— Ariana Skeeland, writing partner
— Ariana Skeeland, writing partner
"I'm sorry, who?"
— Vogue
— Vogue
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