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Domee Shi (/ ˈ d oʊ m i /; Chinese: 石之予; pinyin: Shí Zhīyǔ; born 8 September 1989) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She directed the 2018 short film Bao and the 2022 feature film Turning Red , becoming the first woman to direct a short film and then the first woman with sole director's credit on a feature film for Pixar .
Domee Shi was born on 19 August 1989 in Chongqing, China. She is a writer, known for Turning Red (2022), Inside Out (2015) and Bao (2018).
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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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Mar 7, 2022 · Domee Shi is the first woman filmmaker with sole directing credit on a Pixar feature. Share full article. 19. Domee Shi, the director of “Turning Red.” The film is about a Chinese-Canadian...
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 11, 2022 · Turning Red is a 2022 animated comedy film about a girl who transforms into a red panda when she gets excited. Domee Shi, who won an Oscar for her short film Bao, is the director and co-writer of this Pixar production.
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...
