FILMS & television
CURRENT ProjectS as a writer/director
FISURA (FISSURE)
SHORT Drama (2026)
Written and directed by Eva Justine Torkkola. With Artistic Advice of Werner Herzog.
Spanish language with English subtitles.
“A new form of Cinema… Hollywood couldn’t make this film.” - Werner Herzog.
A short film created over 10 days on the volcanic island of La Palma, Spain when Eva was selected as one of 25 Directors around the world for a Werner Herzog Film Residency. Selected to screen at Reykjavík International Film Festival 2026.
As cracks in the veneer of her home start to appear, an isolated woman realises she can no longer sustain a future she once held dear.
LONG FORM
SOMETHING HAS DIED IN THE FOREST
SOMETHING HAS DIED IN THE FOREST (ЩОСЬ В ЛIСI ЗДОХЛО)
FEAUTRE FILM
Written (and to be directed) by Eva Justine Torkkola.
A feature film based on Eva's proof-of-concept short film. Supported in development by Screen Australia, with Lynne Vincent McCarthy as script editor. Selected for the NOSTOS Screenwriting Residency in Tuscany (2025), Stowe Story Labs in Galway (2025), and the Feature Film Talent Academy at the Linz International Short Film Festival (2026).
SHORT FILM
VIKTOR
Viktor
SHORT FILM
Written (and to be directed) by Eva Justine Torkkola.
The script was a finalist for the National Australian Writers’ Guild Monte Miller Awards (2021) and a finalist for the Adelaide Independent Film Festival Script Swap (2026).
TV SERIES
FERMENT
FERMENT
Tv series - 8 x 1 hour HISTORICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
Created by Eva Justine Torkkola. Currently in development.
The series was an International Top 10 Finalist for the Young Director Award Dream Pitch, Cannes Lions, 2026
DOCUMENTARY
SEABED
SEABED
DOCUMENTARY
Written/directed/produced by Eva Justine Torkkola.
Filming in Greece and Australia has now been completed. Currently in post-production.
FEATURE FILM
LOCKJAW
LOCKJAW
FEATURE FILM
Written (and to be directed) by Eva Justine Torkkola.
Feature film currently in development. An AWG Monte Miller longlist nominee and a second-round finalist for the 2026 ISA Diversity Initiative.
previous films
SOMETHING HAS DIED IN THE FOREST (ЩОСЬ В ЛIСI ЗДОХЛО)
Writer, director, EP and editor Eva Justine Torkkola. Produced by Eva Justine Torkkola, CJ Welsh and Alice Chaston.
Proof of Concept Short Drama (2020). Language: Ukrainian and English, with English subtitles.
A Ukrainian migrant in Australia post WW2 struggles to come to terms with her pregnancy as she relives the trauma of losing her first child.
Nominated for an Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) award for ‘Best Short Film’ and Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) award for ‘Best Direction in a Student Film’ in 2020.
TETHER
Writer, director, producer and editor Eva Justine Torkkola. Supervising producer Adrian Holmes.
Short Drama (2018).
What binds people – memories, time or the ties of family and blood?
An isolated woman constantly tries to control the narrative of her past memories when her estranged father suddenly passes away. Grappling with her hopes of what could have been, she struggles under the weight of the loss of someone unknown.
BOUND
Writer, director, producer and editor Eva Justine Torkkola.
Short Drama (2021).
Two strangers on a train; as a connection is made between them, memories slowly merge with fabrication. A film about desire, loss and the narratives we create in our minds.
Filmed under Jane Campion as a student of the 2019 International Filmmaking Academy, Italy.
THEORY OF EVALUTION
Writer, director, producer and editor Eva Justine Torkkola. Supervising producer Adrian Holmes.
Short Comedy (2018).
This is a film by EVA JUSTINE TORKKOLA, starring EVA JUSTINE TORKKOLA, written by EVA JUSTINE TORKKOLA, directed by EVA JUSTINE TORKKOLA, costumes by EVA JUSTINE TORKKOLA, makeup by EVA JUSTINE TORKKOLA…
A mockumentary about the perils of being an actor and trying to stand out in the industry.
ARTERY (脉)
Writer, director, producer and editor Eva Justine Torkkola. Co-produced by Shao Yinan.
Short Documentary (2019). Language: Mandarin with English subtitles.
The roads in the Qin Mountains spread like veins, the mountain heaves like a body. And the heart? Found in the people living there.
Made when selected as an International Filmmaker of the 2019 Looking China Filmmaking Project, Xian.