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.

The Shirt Off Your Back

Narrative | 9 Mins

“A dark fairy tale about two brothers who re-live a strange encounter with a man on Christmas Day, their memories shifting until the truth becomes something unknowable—something that quietly, irrevocably changes them.”

Trailer via MUBI

Finalist, AACTA Best Short Film (2026)

Official Selection, Melbourne International Film Festival (2025)

Official Selection, Sydney Film Festival (2025)

Official Selection, CinefestOz (2025)

Official Selection, BeyondFest LA (2025)

Official Selection, Adelaide Film Festival (2025)

Official Selection, Canberra Short Film Festival (2025)

Official Selection, Central Coast Film Festival (2025)

Official Selection, Brisbane International Film Festival (2025)

Official Selection, POFF / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2025)

Director & Writer David Robinson-Smith
Executive Producers Julie Ryan, Jeff Harrison, Joseph Perkins
Producers Julia Corcoran, Ari Harrison
Prod Co Umbrella Entertainment, Sanctuary Pictures, Ripple Pictures
Financed in association with ARC
Supported by the Australian Cinematographers Society’s John Leake OAM ACS Award
Cinematographer Jaclyn Paterson
Production Designer Abbey Ling Thorley
Costume Laura Bracken
Editor Phoebe Taylor
Sound Design Wade Keighran
Score Wade Keighran, Joel Byrne