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The Girl Who Cried Pearls

2025 | 17 min.

A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.

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  • Director: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Canada
  • Running time: 17
  • Animation technique: Stop Motion Animation
  • Title original: La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles
  • Production company: National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
  • School: -
  • Festival selection: Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival
  • Festival awards: Short Cuts Award /2025/ Best Canadian, Ottawa International Animation/ 2025/ Best Canadian Animation, Annecy International Animation Film Festival /2025 / Benshi Prize
  • Student film: No

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

  • Director: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Canada
  • Running time: 17
  • Animation technique: Stop Motion Animation
  • Title original: La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles
  • Production company: National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
  • School: -
  • Festival selection: Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival
  • Festival awards: Short Cuts Award /2025/ Best Canadian, Ottawa International Animation/ 2025/ Best Canadian Animation, Annecy International Animation Film Festival /2025 / Benshi Prize
  • Student film: No
  • Producer: Christine Noël, Julie Roy
  • Distribution: National Film Board of Canada
  • Script: Chris Lavis, Isabelle Mandalian, Maciek Szczerbowski
  • Animation: Peggy Arel, Laura Stewart, Laura Venditti
  • Music: Patrick Watson
  • Sound: Olivier Calvert
  • Target audience: both
Synopsis:

A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls
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