The 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will present the North American debut of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short The Girl Who Cried Pearls-the latest stop-motion marvel by the Montreal animation duo of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Oscar nominees for their acclaimed short Madame Tutli-Putli.
Screening in the festival's Short Cuts section, The Girl Who Cried Pearls is a timeless parable of desire, deception and the price of innocence. This meticulously crafted film features handmade puppets, mesmerizing narration by distinguished stage and screen actor Colm Feore and a haunting score by Polaris Music Prize winner Patrick Watson.
Also, as previously announced, Min Sook Lee's Toronto-produced NFB feature doc There Are No Words will be having its world premiere at TIFF.
The Girl Who Cried Pearls (La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles) by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (NFB, 16 min)
