abbey ling thorley
production design & creative directionabout 
cv downloadsydney, australia / hong kong
studio@abbeylings.com
Abbey Ling Thorley is a Hong Kong–Australian production designer known for developing emotionally grounded, character-led environments across award-winning films and documentaries.

Eat Up!

Narrative | 17 Mins

“In a future of synthetic food, a prodigious flavour designer, whose new portable food printer promises to launch her career, discovers the lost art of cooking and a human connection science cannot simulate.”

Nominated, APDG Awards Emerging Designer (2025)

Nominated, Best Australian Short, Flickerfest (2025)

Official Selection, Heart Of Gold International Film Festival (2025)

Finalist, Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival (2025)

Director Yuxin Cao
Producers Denis Curnow, Emily Bull, Neisha Dallamora
Writer Roslyn Zhang
Cinematographer Jesse Phillips
Production & Costume Design Abbey Ling Thorley
Editor Elita Guo
Music Ray Lin
Sound Design Andrew Dean

Art Coordinator Lily Currey Billyard
Standby Props Charli Dugdale
Buyer Dressers Craig Bornstein, Sheree Tam
Art Department Assists Elise Zeman, Jordan Taylor, Eden Colley, Ella Drinkwater, Jay Zhao
Standby Wardrobe Kavyaa Gohil
Construction Kathrin Davis, Annie Wright, Jasmine Bishop
2D Animator Cronulla Folk
Signage Design Gege Ze
VFX Jordan Spiteri
HMUA Angela Brookes 
HMUA Livia Shi 
BTS Flore Vallery-Radot