When Halle Bailey was cast in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” some critics blasted the decision, proclaiming Princess Ariel could not possibly be Black. But one professor who studies ...

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As a kid, Sacha Coward used to sneak downstairs and watch The Little Mermaid every day before school. He was too young to understand its appeal. As an adult, he’d learn that the original fairytale was ...

STEVEN CROWDER (HOST): We're gonna see a nice -- nice little redhead mermaid. Okay, so -- we're not going for the realism with a Black mermaid. I don't care if you wanna have a Black mermaid. Who ...

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The writer-director reflects on his short film’s unlikely rise through the festival circuit, the challenge of creating a believable mermaid, and the real-world history that anchors its fantasy.