Purl (film)

Purl
Purl
	Official poster
Directed by	Kristen Lester
Screenplay by	Kristen Lester
Story by	Michael Daley; Bradley Furnish; Kristen Lester; James Robertson;
Produced by	Gillian Libbert-Duncan
Starring	Bret Parker; Emily Davis;
Cinematography	Matthew Silas(camera); Farhez Rayani(lighting);
Edited by	Bradley Furnish
Music by	Pinar Toprak
Production; company	Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios; Motion Pictures
Release dates	August 14, 2018 (SIGGRAPH); January 18, 2019 (El Capitan Theatre); February 4, 2019 (YouTube); November 12, 2019 (Disney+);
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Purl is a 2018 American animated short film directed and written by Kristen Lester with the story boarded 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.