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Mar 31, 2022 · “Domee Shi: I remember not being the only Asian in my class or friend group. I was around people from all, and that was just such a cool detail about Toronto that I wanted to share with the world.” Check out our chat with #TurningRed director Domee Shi!
Mar 8, 2022 · To see the city translated into a lush Pixar landscape, all stretched, squished and gleaming, is a pure dopamine hit. Shi possesses a vision both wildly expansive and emotionally incisive. She’s...
Feb 7, 2022 · From Disney and Pixar and directed by Domee Shi (who made the short Bao), the animated feature Turning Red tells the story of Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old who’s equal parts...
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Jun 16, 2018 · In a phone interview, Shi discussed her inspiration for “Bao,” overcoming her doubts to craft a specifically Chinese story and the memorable scene she almost didn’t include in the short.
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Domee Shi (/ ˈ d oʊ m i /; [1] Chinese: 石之予; pinyin: Shí Zhīyǔ; born 8 September 1989) [2] [3] is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She has directed the short film Bao (2018) and the feature films Turning Red (2022) and the upcoming Elio (2025), becoming the first woman to direct a short film and then the first woman with ...
Mar 7, 2022 · Shi’s film is about a Chinese-Canadian teenager, Meilin Lee, who finds herself engulfed by the onset of puberty: horniness, whipsawing emotions, her period.
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Feb 14, 2023 · In conversation with A.frame, Shi (who also serves as Pixar's vice president of creative) reflects on the journey from first pitch to the Oscars and how she learned to embrace the messiness of making art.
