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Mar 11, 2022 · Turning Red: Directed by Domee Shi. With Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park. A thirteen-year-old girl named Mei Lee is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the changes of adolescence.
- (157K)
- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Domee Shi
- 2022-03-11
Ming and Mei share Sun Yee’s story with temple guests in fun and vibrant fashion that culminates with Mei in a makeshift red panda costume. Toronto, Canada—hometown to director Domee Shi and the characters of “Turning Red”—is featured prominently in the film, calling for specific nods to iconic locales.
Jan 6, 2023 · ‘Turning Red’ Transformed Domee Shi Into One of Pixar’s Biggest Stars. Shi tells IndieWire how she paved the way as a female visionary at Pixar with her Oscar contender. By Bill Desowitz....
- 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 ...
- “We’re Going to Go There”
- From “Booksmart” to “Sailor Moon”
- The Boy Band Obsession
Shi is no stranger to the Pixar and Disney way of doing things: She first joined the animation giant as an intern in 2011, later serving as a storyboard artist on Pixar hits like “Inside Out,” “Incredibles 2,” and “Toy Story 4,” before making her directorial debut with the short “Bao.”And “Bao” was a hit of its own, debuting at the Tribeca Film Fes...
Shi loves coming-of-age stories, and she said she took inspiration from a handful of recent hits, like Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart” and Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” both of which include complex and humorous explorations of the relationships between both close friends and mothers and daughters. Shi’s own childhood obsessions are also a large part of t...
As for the boy bands, while Shi admits to being “more of an NSYNC girl,” she wasn’t as obsessed with the dulcet tones of all-singing, all-dancing groups as her animated stars, but she recognized their inherent value to giving the film its special pop. “I was that obsessive nerdy girl who focused all of her energy and passion into one thing with her...
In "Turning Red", Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence.
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- Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
- PG
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Mar 11, 2022 · Turning Red director Domee Shi shares how she took inspiration from iconic '90s anime classics, including Sailor Moon, Fruits Basket, and Ranma 1/2.
