Purl (film)

Purl
Official poster
Directed byKristen Lester
Screenplay byKristen Lester
Story by
  • Michael Daley[1]
  • Bradley Furnish[1]
  • Kristen Lester[1]
  • James Robertson[1]
Produced byGillian Libbert-Duncan[1]
Starring
Cinematography
  • Matthew Silas (camera)[1]
  • Farhey Rayoni (lighting)[1]
Edited byBradley Furnish[1]
Music byPinar Toprak[1]
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14) (SIGGRAPH)
  • January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04) (YouTube)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Purl is a 2018 American animated short film directed and written by Kristen Lester with the story written by Michael Daley, Bradley Furnish, Lester, and James Robertson, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first short released as part of Pixar's SparkShorts program and focuses on a ball of yarn named Purl, who gets employed in a male-dominant company, which causes her to be ignored by her fellow employees. The short was previewed at SIGGRAPH on August 14, 2018, premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on January 18, 2019, and released on YouTube on February 4, 2019, and on Disney+ on November 12, 2019, to acclaim from critics, particularly for its themes.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Libbert-Duncan, Gillian (Producer); Lester, Kristen (Director) (February 4, 2019). Purl. Pixar/The Walt Disney Company/YouTube. Retrieved February 10, 2019.