Domee Shi
September 8, 1989 · 36 years old
Domee Shi (born September 8, 1989) is a Canadian animator, film director, and screenwriter. She has directed the short film Bao (2018), the feature film Turning Red (2022), and Elio (2025), becoming the first woman to direct a short film and then the first woman with sole director's credit on a feat…
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6 titles
Turning Red
A thirteen-year-old girl named Mei Lee is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the changes of adolescence. And as if the challenges were not enough, whenever she gets overly excited Mei transforms into a giant re...
Elio
Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant ...
Hoppers
A 19-year-old animal lover uses technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver to uncover mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.
Bao
A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
Follow the all-women team at the helm of Pixar's original feature, Turning Red. This story shines a light on the powerful journeys that brought this incredibly comical, utterly relatable, and heartfelt story to the screen.
A Spark Story
Follows the Pixar's SparkShorts filmmaking process, specifically on the processes of Corbin and Gonzales, offering an intimate look as they bring their personal visions to the screen.