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Domee Shi based the adorable short about an empty nester Chinese mom who creates a living, breathing, giggling dumpling on her own family.
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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 ...
Apr 13, 2018 · Disney Pixar has now released the short trailer and first glimpse of its much-awaited short film 'Bao', made by Chinese-Canadian director Domee Shi, the animation giant's first female...
Jun 21, 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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Domee Shi is a Chinese-born Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director for Pixar since 2011. She has contributed to multiple films, including Inside Out (2015), The Good Dinosaur (2015), Incredibles 2 (2018), Toy Story 4 (2019), and Elio (2025).