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Jan 6, 2023 · Shi tells IndieWire how she paved the way as a female visionary at Pixar with her Oscar contender.
- Bill Desowitz
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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- Tracy Brown
Embrace your inner weirdo: Pixar’s Domee Shi on “Turning Red”. When Pixar asked Domee Shi to create a feature film, she ran to her friend’s office and rolled on the floor with joy. It was...
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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Mar 8, 2022 · The Animated Life of Domee Shi. She was a storyboard artist at Pixar when she pitched an idea about a sentient dumpling and won an Oscar. Now she’s releasing Turning Red, a film about a Toronto...
Feb 5, 2024 · For her debut feature, Turning Red , she mined her childhood in Toronto to create the first Pixar film set in Canada. Shi talks to Q 's Tom Power about the story, how she drew inspiration from...
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Feb 14, 2023 · Shi, who served as a storyboard artist on Oscar-winning movies like Inside Out and Toy Story 4 before becoming the first woman to direct a short for Pixar, won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film with Bao, her winsome, deeply personal short about dumplings and the all-consuming love of a mother.