Ali Cook The Pearl Comb

26/01/2026

The Pearl comb is the Indie Shorts Fest Grand Jury winner:

Oscar-shortlisted for Live Action Short Film, “The Pearl Comb” turns a Victorian “miracle cure” into a chilling mystery. Gothic, tense, and exquisitely atmospheric, it’s a standout blen…

26/01/2026

Excited to be screening at Prison City Film Festival with the following nominations (strap in):
Best International Short
Best Trailer
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Music
Best Sound
Best Writing
Best Costume Design
Best Make Up
Best VFX
The Captains Award — for Best Director
Best Actor - Simon Armstrong
Best Actress - Beatie Edney
Best Supporting Actor - Ali Cook
Best Supporting Actress - Clara Paget
Best Stunt Performance - Clara Paget
The Desk Boss Award — for Best in Genre SUSPENSE/THRILLER

25/01/2026

"It signals the arrival of a fantastic new filmmaker whose strong eye and cinematic sleight-of-hand promise great things."
~David Lowery

Many thanks to the esteemed director David Lowery for checking out

The Pearl Comb is now streaming on Disney+ 🧜‍♀️

24/01/2026

Geek Chocolate review of The Pearl Comb

A widow recounts the tale of how she came to be a healer to the local villagers in Ali Cook's fantastical short film The Pearl Comb.

22/01/2026

Gersh signs ‘The Pearl Comb’ filmmaker Ali Cook:

'The Pearl Comb' filmmaker Ali Cook has inked with Gersh after making it to the Oscars shortlists with his live-action short film.

20/01/2026

Thank you Joey Moser and The Contending, some wonderful words from Paul Franklin about The Pearl Comb 🧜‍♀️

Full article:
https://thecontending.com/shorts-exclusive-two-time-academy-award-winner-paul-franklin-praises-ali-cooks-the-pearl-comb/

18/01/2026

Excited to announce that producer David Lancaster (Nightcrawler, Drive, Whiplash) and actress Miranda Richardson (two times Academy award nominee) have boarded The Pearl Comb as executive producers.

Full article:
https://deadline.com/2026/01/the-pearl-comb-disney-plus-miranda-richardson-ep-mermaid-1236677231/

17/01/2026

Thank you Sunshine State Cineplex for this wonderful review of The Pearl Comb 🧜‍♀️

Full article: https://sunshinestatecineplex.com/2026/01/14/oscar-the-pearl-comb/

16/01/2026

Interview with D Magazine:

The film is now an Oscars dark house. It's trip to Fort Worth made that possible.

16/01/2026

We WON Indie Short Fest top award
BEST SHORT OF THE SEASON (Special Jury Award) and
BEST FANTASY SHORT
🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️

15/01/2026

Sunshine Sate cineplex review of

THE PEARL COMB follows a woman in a seaside English town, telling the story of her husband and a mermaid who changed their fortunes.

15/01/2026

Three films with an eye on Oscar glory:

British cinema has long punched above its weight at the Academy Awards, particularly in the short film categories where originality, emotional clarity and confident filmmaking shine. This year, A F…