Eleanore Lindo, a renowned director, was born on February 18, 1959, in Toronto, and her passion for filmmaking was ignited through her intensive directing program at the Centre for Advanced Film Studies at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. This program, Lindo credits, transformed her from a director into a true filmmaker.
Throughout her illustrious career, Lindo has demonstrated her exceptional skills in directing a wide range of genres, including comedy, drama, sci-fi, erotica, family, and children's programming. Her work has garnered numerous prestigious awards and nominations, including three Gemini Awards, a Children's Broadcast Institute Award, the Lillian Gish Award from Women in Film, L.A., a Golden Reel, and two Chris Awards from the Columbus Film Festival.
Lindo's feature film debut, "Touching Wild Horses," starring Jane Seymour, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation and went on to win several awards, including the Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival and the Gold Special Jury Award at Worldfest-Houston. The film also received the Best Feature for a Children's Audience award at Cinemagic in Belfast and was an Audience Favorite at several festivals.
Recent credits include directing several Lifetime Television movies, including "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Me and Luke," both of which earned her the Gemini Award for Best Movie and the DGC Award for best Family Movie, respectively. Lindo has also directed four mystery movies for children, "Roxy Hunter And The Mystery Of The Moody Ghost," "Roxy Hunter And The Secret Of The Shaman," "Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid," and "Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween," for broadcast on Nickelodeon.
In addition to her television work, Lindo has directed several episodes of popular shows, including "DeGrassi: The Next Generation," "The Border," "Heartland," "Murdoch Mysteries," "Radio Free Roscoe," "Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye," "Drop The Beat," "Twice In A Lifetime," "Little Men," "Emily Of New Moon," "Savannah," and "Road To Avonlea," among many others.
Currently, Lindo is developing several films, including "The Blue Castle," based on the novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery; "Elephant Winter," based on the novel by Kim Echlin; and the fact-based "Shattered: The Donna Lawrence Story."
