The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Synopsis
A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.
Director(s) :
Chris Lavis
Maciek Szczerbowski
Country : Québec
Year : 2025
Genre : Animation
Duration : 00:17:36
Interpretation : James Hundman, Simone Paradis, Colm Feore, Gabrielle Dallaire
Scenario : Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski, Isabelle Mandalian
Original soundtrack : Patrick Watson
About
Chris Lavis
Their debut film, Madame Tutli-Putli, earned an Oscar®
nomination for Best Animated Short. They later adapted
Maurice Sendak’s Higglety Pigglety Pop!, featuring
Meryl Streep. They served as art directors for Guy
Maddin’s The Forbidden Room (2016) and were honoured
with retrospectives at Annecy and the Cinémathèque
Québécoise (2017). Their 2019 VR stop-motion film
Gymnasia, co-produced by Felix & Paul Studios and the
NFB, won multiple awards.d’animation. Ils adaptent ensuite le récit de Maurice
Sendak Higglety Pigglety Pop !, avec Meryl Streep, puis
assurent la direction artistique de La chambre interdite
de Guy Maddin (2016) et font l’objet d’une rétrospective
à Annecy et à la Cinémathèque québécoise (2017). Leur
film d’animation en RV Gymnasia (Felix & Paul, ONF) a
remporté plusieurs prix.
Maciek Szczerbowski
Their debut film, Madame Tutli-Putli, earned an Oscar®
nomination for Best Animated Short. They later adapted
Maurice Sendak’s Higglety Pigglety Pop!, featuring
Meryl Streep. They served as art directors for Guy
Maddin’s The Forbidden Room (2016) and were honoured
with retrospectives at Annecy and the Cinémathèque
Québécoise (2017). Their 2019 VR stop-motion film
Gymnasia, co-produced by Felix & Paul Studios and the
NFB, won multiple awards.
