Mermaids, A Documentary
Not to be confused with the Animal Planet mockumentary, Mermaids, A Feature Documentary, follows the lives of real-life modern mermaids. While The Mermaid Podcast covers mermaid history and folklore, some of my favorite interviews have been with people who are involved in “mermaiding” – the real life sport and subculture around swimming in mermaid tails. Director Ali Weinstein follows five extraordinary tail-donning women, and the creator of Daryl Hannah’s on-screen mermaid tail in Splash. Audiences voyage between mermaid theme parks, conventions, tail-making studios, and deep into the ocean where transforming into the empowered icon of the mermaid is possible. For romance fans, your new OTP will be the scene where Cookie, The Harlem Mermaid, marries “mer wrangler” Ralph in a swimming pool at a mermaid convention. It’s true that every mer-person can find their match, but the film’s real magic is in showing how donning a mermaid tail helps each person fall more in love with themselves.
Listen to Mermaid Podcast interview with Ali Weinstein
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