Essi Hyrkki

Director of Photography
  • Truckload
    Truckload (2025) Director of Photography

    Following a near-fatal traffic accident, Lizzie's moving out of her mum's care and back to London (or as mum calls it, the city of death). But Lizzie's going to LIVE.

  • Milk
    Milk (2024) Director of Photography

    One filmmaker sets out on a journey to discover the mother she never knew.

  • Burn
    Burn (2025) Director of Photography

    A fun-loving, young Jewish woman straightens her hair to fit in, when a rainy Christmas party forces her to grapple with who she is and where she belongs.

  • Latcho Drom (Good Road)
    Latcho Drom (Good Road) (2024) Director of Photography

    As Sonnyboy, a young Romani man, struggles to come to term with his father's passing, a series of events threaten the family and their way of life.

  • Afterplay
    Afterplay (2024) Director of Photography

    After sex, a couple's conversation about opening their relationship gets derailed by a persistent fly.

  • Sea, Swallow Me
    Sea, Swallow Me (2024) Director of Photography

    Pascal’s love for his wife, Ana, is sustained only by the fact that she is dying. When a glimpse of new life emerges, it is Ana who shows him the way.

  • Just A Weekend
    Just A Weekend (2023) Director of Photography

    Saf's mum is coming to stay, just for the weekend. What could possibly go wrong?

  • Harvest
    Harvest (2023) Director of Photography

    A raw and visceral exploration of the director's journey harvesting eggs in the midst of uncertainty around motherhood.

  • Featherless
    Featherless (2023) Director of Photography

    When Foxglove is sent to a female correctional facility after an illegal abortion, she is given a choice to thrive in the system if she betrays her friend.