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  • A Man Named Pearl
  • Opened August 31, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 18 min.
  • G
  • A Man Named Pearl tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar. It is a subtle and intriguing film that is certain to open hearts and minds. It offers an upbeat message that speaks to respect for both self and others, and Read More
  • Director: Scott Galloway
  • Genres: Biography, Gardening, Culture & Society, Slice of Life

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  • Must Go!

    The Feel Good Movie of 2008

    by Fantainment

    The African-American Edward Scissorhands of the South has arrived! Thank you Scott Galloway Brent Pierson for making this film. It is very rare to see positive films about African-Americans. How does a sharecropper's son go from picking cotton to turning adversity into something beyond the American dream? The answer is hard work, determination, and a lot of divine intervention. When the door closed on Pearl Fryar to living in his neighborhood of choice another door opened in the form of a neighborhood contest that would make him a mentor, pillar of the community, to national celebrity. The Lord does work in mysterious ways. There is something for everyone in this film. A Man Named Pearl is the epitome of turning a "no" into a solid, bonafide, backed by spiritual power "YES". See it today and buy the dvd when it comes out in November.

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    A Man named Pearl

    by myst41

    A new resident of Bishopville SC wanted to win the Yard of the Month award from the local garden club. Without any formal training he has created one of the most unique topiary gardens in the world.
    He won the Yard of the Month, first time ever for a Black man in Bishopville.
    He has accomplished what the experts say couldn't be done.
    Now, the community is behind him and is using topiary as a symbol of the community.
    The theme of the garden is Peace, Love and Goodwill, and it works.

    It's a feel good story of a man that has a vision of creating a space by using his own creativity.
    Pearl has started a Foundation to help young people that otherwise wouldn't get help and he encourages everyone to exercise their own creativity.

  • Must Go!

    This doc is cool!!!

    by knoxdude

    If you ever needed a break from the crazy everyday life we all live then this is it.
    This doc is like a breath of fresh air in an overcrowded, airport smoking area. It is sublime and subtle and quite well done. Pearl Fryer, the son of a sharecropper, shares the spotlight with his amazing and mystical garden of Peace, Love and Goodwill. This film is the perfect pick me up for all of us who toll inside each day at our work, yet long to be outside doing something fun and meaningful.
    This documentary is a sleeper and worth the price of admission.....You will walk out of the theater feeling better about the world around us.

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  • 75
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    The 66-year-old African-American, the subject of the inspiring documentary A...

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    This is moviemaking that honors the craftsmanship of its subject.

  • 70
    Village Voice |

    Feature-length elaborations on quirky, inspiring human-interest stories are...

  • 70
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Assembled without frills or fuss, A Man Named Pearl is as much a portrait of a...

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