‘The Pearl Comb’ Filmmaker Ali Cook On The Desire To Create A “Terrifying” Mermaid Tale

Contrary to popular belief, the seaweed isn’t always greener in somebody else’s lake. In the case of Ali Cook’s ...

Oscar-Shortlisted Short Film ‘The Pearl Comb’ Lands On Disney+ As Miranda Richardson & David Lancaster Sign On As Exec Producers

The Pearl Comb has launched on Disney + as double Academy Award nominee Miranda Richardson and Oscar-nominated producer David ...

‘The Pearl Comb’ director Ali Cook on myth, mermaids, and the Oscar shortlist

The writer-director reflects on his short film’s unlikely rise through the festival circuit, the challenge of creating a ...
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Before Disney’s Ariel, Another Mermaid Made a Splash

Lisa Laman is a life-long movie fan, writer, and Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic located both on the autism spectrum and in Texas. Given that her first word was "Disney", Lisa Laman was "doomed" from ...