The Girl Who Cried Pearls National Film Board of Canada Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment For Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of the Oscar- and Annie Awards-nominated animated short film The Girl Who Cried Pearls, one man's trash became miniature set materials for their stop-motion film that captures Montreal in the present and at the dawn of the 20th century.