EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed filmmaker Ali Cook for representation. Cook’s latest short, The Pearl Comb, has been one of the ...

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, the county of Cornwall is flourishing in ...

One of the most powerful documentaries I’ve ever seen also is one of the shortest. “All the Empty Rooms” has a simple premise: Reporter Steve Hartman, long known for his uplifting human-interest ...

EXCLUSIVE: One of this year's crop of shortlisted projects in the Short Film category has been exclusively released on Disney+ in Europe. The Pearl Comb is now on the Disney platform and the streaming ...

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.