Director for hire
DEAD LESBIANS (2023)
Directed by Eva Justine Torkkola, written and produced by Jaq Avery. GPOY Productions.
Short Film.
As she readies for a first date, Isabelle is pestered by the apparition of Dorothy, a chain-smoking, well-spoken, deceased author of 1950's lesbian pulp.
Premiered at Melbourne Queer Film Festival. International selections include Cineffable Paris International Lesbian & Feminist Film Festival and Korea Queer Film Festival.
LADY PRIEST (2023)
Directed by Eva Justine Torkkola, written and produced by Natalia Bornay and Emily Davis. Dos Hermanas Productions.
Web Series Pilot. Comedy.
A Lebanese marriage celebrant attends her chaotic family lunch full of unexpected events… but just how bad can this Sunday lunch be?
WINNER - Best Pilot, Melbourne WebFest 2023, Best Pilot, Bilbao Seriesland 2024.
Jury Honorable Mention - Best Pilot, Die Seriale 2024.
Official Selections include Minnesota WebFest, Series Web Awards (Peru), Yeosu International Webfest (South Korea), Sydney WebFest and FemiFilms (Spain).
SCORPIO (2021)
Directed by Eva Justine Torkkola, produced and directed by Allanah Avalon and Jack Dixon-Gunn, and written by Allanah Avalon and Lucas Olscamp.
Proof of Concept Short for Feature Film.
A collision of Orthodox Russians, lesbians, and sex workers. Scorpio traces one young woman’s experience dealing with family expectation, and the lies one must keep in order to sustain a double life.
SELECTED: Scorpio feature film was one of eight projects selected for VICScreen’s Originate Program in 2021.