Domee Shi
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 feature film for Pixar. Shi began working for Pixar in 2011 as a storyboard artist. She contributed to multiple films, including Inside Out (2015), The Good Dinosaur (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019). She was also an additional story artist for Incredibles 2 (2018). For Bao, Shi won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards and also earned nominations for the 43rd Annie Awards, the International Online Cinema Awards, and the Tribeca Film Festival. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Turning Red. Description above from the Wikipedia article Domee Shi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Who is Domee Shi?+
Domee Shi is a Canadian animator and director who became the first woman to sole-direct a feature film at Pixar Animation Studios.
What is Domee Shi known for?+
She is recognized for writing and directing the Academy Award-winning short film Bao and the coming-of-age feature Turning Red.
Which studio is Domee Shi associated with?+
She is a long-time creative collaborator at Pixar, having started as a storyboard artist before transitioning to directing roles. Follow Domee Shi on Mood.
