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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 ...
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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May 14, 2024 · Led by an all-female creative leadership team, this coming-of-age story – set in Toronto in the early 2000s – is about family, transition, and growth. Cold Tea Collective spoke with Domee Shi and producer Lindsey Collins to discuss the film, family dynamics in Asian culture, the red panda, and diversity.
May 10, 2018 · Chinese-Canadian-American artist Domee Shi is warm and polite, just like her forthcoming short film Bao, with its characters of a loving mom and an adorable dumpling. All headlines proclaimed Shi as the first Asian woman at Pixar to direct a short film.
Apr 5, 2022 · Representation of Chinese Culture and Early 2000s Teens. "Turning Red"'s animation, artistic direction and cinematography are exceptional. Precise details permeate throughout the film. What stands out are the background elements representing Mei’s Chinese heritage.
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Jun 20, 2018 · Directed by Domee Shi, Bao centres on a Chinese mother with a case of empty-nest syndrome. She gets a second chance at motherhood when one of the dumplings she made comes to life as a tiny,...
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Jul 17, 2018 · Domee Shi is the first female director of a short film by Pixar Animation Studios. Her piece, the recently released Bao, is a whimsical story loosely based on her own life growing up as an only child with Chinese immigrant parents in Canada. Bao is screening this summer before Incredibles 2.
