In recent years, more and more female animation interns have been hired by Pixar. However, with “Bao,” a delicious Chinese dumpling fable that will play in front of “Incredibles 2,” Chinese-Canadian story artist Domee Shi became the first woman to direct a short in Pixar history.
It’s a quirky and gorgeous-looking slice-of-life short (reminiscent of the late Isao Takahata’s “My Neighbors the Yamadas”), in which a childless Chinese-Canadian woman makes a dumpling that magically comes to life as a cute and cuddly boy. But her over-possessiveness leads to heartbreak and the studio’s first Wtf moment, followed by an emotionally-charged twist ending.
“I was afraid that it would be too dark and too weird of a story to tell at Pixar,” Shi said, “but I pitched it to Pete Docter [‘Inside Out’] and he became a champion. He said it was cool and different and encouraged me to keep the twist ending.
It’s a quirky and gorgeous-looking slice-of-life short (reminiscent of the late Isao Takahata’s “My Neighbors the Yamadas”), in which a childless Chinese-Canadian woman makes a dumpling that magically comes to life as a cute and cuddly boy. But her over-possessiveness leads to heartbreak and the studio’s first Wtf moment, followed by an emotionally-charged twist ending.
“I was afraid that it would be too dark and too weird of a story to tell at Pixar,” Shi said, “but I pitched it to Pete Docter [‘Inside Out’] and he became a champion. He said it was cool and different and encouraged me to keep the twist ending.
- 6/12/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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