“I Wanted to Turn Splash on Its Head”: Tyler Cornack on Mermaid

If you search the phrase “Florida Man,” you’ll get a different result every day. A few days ago, it was “Florida man arrested after human remains discovered in suitcase.” Today, “Florida man charged with DUI after crashing e-bike into tricycle.” Mermaid, the latest from Florida-bred filmmaker Tyler Cornack—who also made Butt Boy (2019), his surreal, cavity-searching debut—explores the myth of this cryptid-like civilian. The film follows Doug (Johnny Pemberton), a lonely drug addict who plans to commit suicide. But just as he’s about to end his life, he discovers something in the water near his beachside home: an injured mermaid. […] Source