Purl, an earnest ball of yarn, gets a job at a fast-paced, male-centered startup company. Things start to unravel as Purl tries to fit in with this tight-knit group, but she must ask herself how far is she willing to go to get the acceptance she yearns for and if, in the end, it is worth it.
Direction
Kristen Lester packs a feature's worth of commentary into nine minutes.
Writing
Brospeak so accurate you'll check if Pixar bugged your Slack.
Director
Kristen Lester
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Pixar's 'SparkShorts' program giving employees directorial debuts — this was Lester's first film after 20+ years in animation.
Purl's 'Bro' phase isn't played for pure comedy — the animators studied actual startup body language, making the transformation genuinely unsettling before it becomes funny again.
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