Elvebakk is educated at the University of Oslo, Norwegian School of Management and Oslo Film and Television Academy. Elvebakk has worked several years for The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) - both radio and TV.
Ballet Boys takes you through disappointments, victories, forging of friendship, first loves, doubt, faith, growing apart from each other, finding your own way and own ambitions, all mixed with the beautiful expression of ballet.
The film follows the lives of four queer youths who are the first ones in their social circles to come out as openly gay before their 16th birthday.
In 1948, a secret club was established in Norway when homosexuality was a criminal offence. Although curtains were always drawn and new members were put through a screening process, this rare sanctuary provided a safe space for meeting and dancing at a time when being outed meant social ruin. With humour and a touch of sadness, some of the survivors of those days share their joyous stories of love, lust and politics.