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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 ...
Turning Red is a 2022 American animated coming-of-age [4] fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Domee Shi (in her feature directorial debut) and produced by Lindsey Collins, from a screenplay written by Shi and Julia Cho, and a story by Shi, Cho, and Sarah ...
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...
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Based loosely on director Domee Shi's life, Turning Red marks the first time, in Pixar's 36 year history, that a woman of color has directed a full-length feature film on her own at Pixar. Shi...
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Domee Shi was born on 19 August 1989 in Chongqing, China. She is a director, known for Turning Red (2022), Inside Out (2015) and Bao (2018).
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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.
Mar 9, 2022 · Domee Shi embodies a lot of firsts. She is the first woman to direct a Pixar short (Bao). She’s also the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for best animated short film, also for Bao...
