2019 · animation · comedy
Purl
Directed by Kristen Lester9m2019
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.
Our read: Purl (2019) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive animation · comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle animation / comedy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
Watching Purl tonight? Spin for your lens.
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How Purl feels to watch.
Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.
What watching it is actually like.
“You want a short Pixar yarn about fitting in at a bro startup without losing yourself.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if earnest workplace allegory or short animated fables feel too slight.
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