Gersh Signs ‘The Pearl Comb' Filmmaker Ali Cook

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed filmmaker Ali Cook for representation. Cook’s latest short, The Pearl Comb, has been one of the ...
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Review: ‘The Pearl Comb,’ starring Beatie Edney, is a British short film by Ali Cook

Beatie Edney in 'The Pearl Comb.' Photo Courtesy of Ali Cook. Beatie Edney in 'The Pearl Comb.' Photo Courtesy of Ali Cook. “The Pearl Comb,” starring Beatie Edney, is an award-winning British short ...
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Ali Cook's 'The Pearl Comb' sets festivals ablaze, positioning live action short as 2026's dark horse

Ali Cook's The Pearl Comb arrives at a moment when genre filmmaking feels increasingly bloated, reminding audiences that horror, intelligent horror, still has the capacity to be intimate, layered, and ...
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‘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 believable mermaid, and the real-world history that anchors its fantasy.
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Now Shortlisted for the Oscars, ‘The Pearl Comb’ Proves Dallas-Fort Worth Can Get Filmmakers to the Academy Awards

On the other end of the process, Fort Worth Film Commissioner Taylor Hardy says a panel of 16 voting members, led by Academy ...