The The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
Director: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski / Canada / 2025 / 17 min
English / Czech simultaneous translation
Chris
Lavis
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski are Canadian writers, directors and animators working under Clyde Henry Productions. Their short film Madame Tutli-Putli received an Oscar nomination, and their projects include Higglety Pigglety Pop!, the VR film Gymnasia and collaborations with Xbox and Compulsion Games.
Maciek
Szczerbowski
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski are Canadian writers, directors and animators working under Clyde Henry Productions. Their short film Madame Tutli-Putli received an Oscar nomination, and their projects include Higglety Pigglety Pop!, the VR film Gymnasia and collaborations with Xbox and Compulsion Games.
A poor boy sells pearls from the tears of a girl he loves. He must choose between love and a greed that can destroy his soul.
This film screens as part of the programBioshorts and Other Animations.
