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The Pearl Comb streaming

2025 Short United Kingdom Short, Drama, Horror, Fantasy 20 min

By: Ali Cook With: Beatie Edney, Thomas Stocker, Simon Armstrong, Ali Cook, Clara Paget

A doctor, hell-bent on proving a woman’s place is in the home and not practising medicine, is sent to investigate her miraculous claim - only to discover the source of her unearthly power...

Mood

Dramatic

Empowering

Fantasy

Cast & Crew

Ali Cook

Clara Paget

Thomas Stocker

Beatie Edney

Simon Armstrong

Roxanne Cook

Miranda Richardson

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Arri Alexa Lf

Film Festival Footage

Studio Shots

Narrative Structure

Character-Driven

Period Drama

Pace

Deliberate

Slow-Paced

Runtime

Short Film

Soundtrack

Ambient Music

Original Score

Style

Cinematic

Fantasy

Period-Piece

Time-Period

1893

Victorian Era

Central Conflict

Gender Roles

Medical Investigation

Supernatural Powers

Characters

Doctor

Fisherman'S Wife

Mermaid

Ending

Ambiguous

Empowering

Supernatural Revelation

Historical Context

19Th Century

Medical Superstition

Victorian Era

Key Plot Points

Discovery Of Supernatural Source

Doctor'S Investigation

Woman Cures Tuberculosis

Plot

1893 Cornwall

Female Empowerment

Supernatural Healing

Setting

Cornwall

Fishing Village

Shooting Location

Cornwall

Penzance

West London Studios

Theme

Female Empowerment

Societal Resistance

Supernatural Healing

Genre

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

Audiences

Fantasy Lovers

Historical Drama Fans

Short Film Enthusiasts

Titles

The Pearl Comb

Awards

Best Cinematography

Best Horror Short

Horror Audience Choice

Méliès Silver

Vortex Awards

Festivals

Fantasy

Glasgow Film Festival

Hollyshorts

Rhode Island

Tampere Film Festival

Reception

Award-Winning

Critical Acclaim

Festival Awards

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Release Year

2025

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