Purl vs Wind

Purl is a 2019 animated short film directed by Kristen Lester as the first release in Pixar's SparkShorts program. The story centers on an anthropomorphic ball of yarn named Purl who attempts to fit in at a male-dominated corporate office. It explores themes of workplace toxicity, exclusion, and gender conformity. The film highlights the studio's push to tell unconventional stories and was made wi...

Wind is a 2019 animated Pixar SparkShort written and directed by Edwin Chang. It follows a boy named Ellis and his grandmother as they live among debris in a vast subterranean chasm and assemble a machine intended to carry them to the world above. The fantasy setting supports a story about sacrifice, separation, and migration, while the compact narrative focuses on the relationship between a child...