Short film

Petticoat

2026 · 13 min

A tight, uneasy short that simmers with family pressure and quiet dread, unsettling you before it snaps.

Tagline: Perfection comes at a cost
Overview: After an unraveling in front of her entire family, a young South Asian woman resorts to disturbing measures to restore what's been undone.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, obsession, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
obsession
isolation
trauma
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: horror, drama, family, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Priyanka Shailendra
Written by: Renuka D. Singh, Shevon Singh
Starring: Jazba Singh, Vibha Malhotra, Swathi Umesh, Gurpreet Chaggar, Sunil Lariya, Kabir Suri, Hisham Merchant
Cinematography: Issa Shah
Runtime: 13 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Fijian