Project Detail

When She Sings

Synopsis

In a dreary, British seaside town, a talented artist is haunted by a sinister mermaid, and terrorized by a coven of strange locals.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 24 min 59 sec
Director: Paul Holbrook
Producer: Andrew Oldbury, Oliver Kendall
Executive Producer: Nev Pierce, Ashley Jenkins, Paul Holbrook, James Oldham, Catherine von Ruhland, Laura Bayston
Editor: Ben Williams-Butts
Screenwriter: Laura Bayston, Paul Holbrook
Director of Photography: James Oldham
Production Designer: Jessica Jones
Sound: Owen Peters, Owen Shirley
Composer: Hoarfrost
Principal cast: Laura Bayston, Garrick Hagon, Julia Hills, Carrie Cohen, Keane Holbrook, Paul Cooper, Emma Wilkes, Harry Sims

Genre

Horror Thriller

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Aon Studios, Mint Cake Productions

c/o Andrew Oldbury

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www.andrewoldbury.com

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Fay Corr is and artist living seaside town. Struggling with depression, and unresolved trauma linked to her mother, Fay begins to experience disturbing supernatural occurrences, leading to a descent into madness. The recurring motif of a mermaid, ties her fate to a long-standing curse connected to her mother.

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