Having to show up and cry on camera isn’t something most of us experience each day at work.

Pill knew she needed to get the emotions right.

Not only that, but she needed to get her character Yoli right, too.

Alison Pill wearing polka dot top and red lipstick

As heartbreaking as Yoli’s story is, Pill said she had an incredible experience becoming her.

“I hope that it shows in the movie,” she said.

“That we all had a really special, magical time making it.”

Alison Pill in All My Puny Sorrows

“All My Puny Sorrows” is now available for rental and purchase digitally and on demand.