On her Oscar-nominated animated short Burrow, writer and director Madeline Sharafian wanted to create a film based on overcoming the fear of showing ignorance in new environments.
With the help of producer Michael Capbarat, Sharafian was able to make her dream into a Pixar SparkShort.Burrow follows a rabbit as she tries to dig a burrow to create her dream home, without any knowledge of how to do so. “Rabbits in burrows were a visual that I was always interested in,” says Sharafian, “but the story comes from my first couple of years at Pixar and really feeling like I had to prove that I deserved to be there.”As the rabbit digs her burrow, she meets her neighbors and becomes embarrassed by how intricate and grand their burrows are.
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