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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...
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...
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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Jan 6, 2023 · Everything changed for director Domee Shi at Pixar in 2022. She released her first feature, “ Turning Red,” the semi-autobiographical, anime-inspired, coming-of-age comedy that’s an Oscar...
- Bill Desowitz
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 ...
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.
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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...