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Mar 12, 2022 · The film, directed by Domee Shi, tells the story of Meilin (played by Rosalie Chiang), a Chinese Canadian 13-year-old, battling the ups and downs of the early 2000's with her friends, trying to...
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Mar 7, 2022 · The specifics of Domee Shi's feature debut (boy bands, Canada, scented pads) make it funny, but its big, inclusive heart is what makes it an instant classic.
Mar 23, 2022 · Shi’s Miyazaki-like obsession with capturing the mouth-watering intricacies of Asian food is fitting, for my viewing of Turning Red felt like a perfectly fatty, crispy, and tender bite of seared pork belly. So good, I could shed tears.
Mar 11, 2022 · Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang) is a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming (voice of Sandra Oh), is never far from her daughter—an unfortunate reality for the teenager.
Mar 31, 2022 · Shi does not tie herself down with all the questions about authenticity that plague a lot of immigrant art. Her concerns are about whether Mei, as a character, can be true to herself.
Mar 11, 2022 · In so many ways, Pixar’s Turning Red — the feature debut from Domee Shi, the filmmaker behind Oscar-winning short Bao — is all about asserting a renewed identity. Chinese-Canadian almost ...
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Mar 7, 2022 · An Oscar winner for her imaginative smothering-mother short “Bao,” helmer Domee Shi makes a worthy addition to the boys-club studio’s relatively small circle of feature directors, exploring ...
