Big news: The stop-motion short The Girl Who Cried Pearls, directed by Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at Sunday\u2019s Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
What is the girl who cried Pearls about?
\nIn early-20th-century Montreal, a poor boy falls for a girl whose tears turn into pearls. When he sells them to a ruthless pawnbroker, greed forces him to choose between love and fortune\u2014a decision that could doom his soul.
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From Oscar-nominated filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, The Girl Who Cried Pearls blends handcrafted puppets, Colm Feore\u2019s haunting narration, and a Patrick Watson score into a mesmerizing stop-motion tale of desire, deception, and the price of innocence.<\/p>\n
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