

SYNOPSIS
PEARL is a brilliant teenager, traumatized by the sudden death of her adoring mother, who now must move in with Jack, the father she never knew existed. He’s a misanthrope who has lost his will to live: not what the teenager wants or needs at this moment of crisis. Though both resist this new kinship, they find salvation in the improbable but beautiful odyssey of coming to love one another.
Credits
JUNG N RESTLESS presents
A BOBBY ROTH FILM A JEFFREY WHITE PRODUCTION
"PEARL"
STARRING
ANTHONY LAPAGLIA LARSEN THOMPSON SARAH CARTER BARBARA WILLIAMS
NESTOR CARBONELL J. AUGUST RICHARDS BRUCE DAVISON MELISSA MACEDO
MUSIC BY PAUL HASLINGER
SONGS BY PATTI SCIALFA SPRINGSTEEN AND KARI KIMMEL
CASTING BY STACEY ROSEN
COSTUME DESIGNER GENEVIEVE TYRELL
PRODUCTION DESIGNER VAUGHAN EDWARDS
EDITED BY JEAN CRUPPER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY CHRIS BURNS
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS VINCENT MICHAUD, BILL JOHNSON AND JACK BARAN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS GARY FLEDER AND SMITTY SMITH
PRODUCED BY JEFFREY WHITE AND BOBBY ROTH
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY BOBBY ROTH
© JUNG N RESTLESS PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2020
PRAISE FOR PEARL
“Wonderful film. As the father of a twenty-three year old daughter, I totally relate. The daughter-father
relationship is so special, it deserved a film like this one..”
Dennys Arcand
Oscar Winning
Film Director
“PEARL quietly celebrates purpose
regained for a lost father and daughter. It will ring true for any soul who has learned that life, blighted
by terrible loss, may still flow on, seeking green pastures.”
Kathleen Murphey
Film Critic at Film Comment
Published by Film at
Lincoln Center
"Anthony LaPaglia was wonderful, along with so many of the performances. It’s a
really strong film."
Michelle Satter
Co-Founder and Director of the
Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program at
Sundance Film Festival