Pearls

Production Country: UK
Running Time: 15mins
Year: 2025

Tony and Linda are struggling to grow their family. When Tony is forced to face his fertility issues, he turns to a mysterious oyster dealer, Marvin. Whose oysters deliver more than their promise of virility.

FILM CREW:
Director: Alastair Train
Producer: Aybuke Kavas
Exec Producer: Alastair Train
Writer: Alastair Train
DOP: Giovanni Compagnoni
Editor: Inigo Berron
Sound Design: Michele Caruso
Composer: James Thorne
Production Design: Olavo Abrantes
Costume Design: Savannah Blum
Hair & Makeup: Rebecca Birch, Francesca Reidie
VFX: Tim Jolly

Cast: Rory Murphy, Mark Wingett, Helen Jessica Liggat


FESTIVALS:
Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival (BSSSFFF) May 2026
SI-FANMay 2026
Panic FestApril 2026
Poppy Jasper International Film FestivalApril 2026
The Lake County Film FestivalMarch 2026
Nevermore Film FestivalFebruary 2026
INDIE-LINCS International Film FestivalFebruary 2026
The Bay International Film FestivalJanuary 2026
Cardiff Mini Film FestivalJanuary 2026
San Francisco's Another Hole in the Head Film Festival December 2025
HollyShorts LondonNovember 2025
Unrestricted View Horror Film FestivalOctober 2025
Celluloid Screams Horror Film FestivalOctober 2025
Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest October 2025
North East International Film FestivalOctober 2025
CINE HORROR Film FestivalOctober 2025
The Vancouver Horror Show Film FestivalOctober 2025
Ramaskrik Film Festival October 2025
FilmQuestOctober 2025
GRINDFEST FILM FESTIVAL - DIRT IN THE GATE MOVIESSeptember 2025
Exit 6 Film FestivalSeptember 2025
MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival September 2025