Episode 158: Behind the Story of Turning Red with Director Domee Shi

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Emily, Madelyn, Jen

Relationships, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Domee is a Chinese-Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director. She’s contributed to films like Inside Out, Incredibles 2, and Toy Story 4. She also directed the short, Bao, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, making her the first woman of color to win such an award. This year, her most recent work, Turning Red is set to release, which is Domee’s directorial debut feature film for Pixar. Today, we get to meet & chat with the incredible woman who created this piece, and so many others, that have moved the emotions of people all over the world. Leave a Red Heart emoji if you're excited to watch Turning Red! This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___________________________ L I S T E N E R S U R V E Y: Let us know your thoughts on the podcast here P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - Pill Club: Give $10 donation to bedsider.org for your purchase at thepillclub.com/abg - Stitch Fix: Try Stitch Fix Freestyle at stitchfix.com/abg - Zoc Doc: Get the app for free at zocdoc.com/abg - Peloton: Visit onepeloton.com - First Republic Bank: Visit firstrepublic.com - Aurate: Get 20% off with code ABG at auratenewyork.com/abg S H O U T O U T ! - Give a shoutout on the podcast here. S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to ABG, Asian Boss Girl, a podcast for their modern-day Asian American woman.
0:04.5	My name is Mel, I'm Janet, and I'm Jomi.
0:19.7	I remember this moment clearly, it was 2018.
0:22.9	Jan and I were in the movie theaters about to watch The Incredibles 2.
0:25.9	Yes, two grown adult women watching a kids movie.
0:28.8	All of a sudden, Bao came onto the screen.
0:31.2	By the end of it, the two of us were drenched in tears,
0:33.7	filling all types of emotions, feeling seen as Asian Americans in this dark theater.
0:38.0	Today, we get to meet the incredible woman who created this piece,
0:40.7	and so many others that I move the emotions of people all over the world.
0:44.4	Domi Xi is a Chinese Canadian animator, storyboard artist and director.
0:49.2	She's contributed to films like Inside Out, Incredibles 2, and Toy Story 4.
0:53.6	She also directed The Short Bao, which won the Academy Award for Best
0:57.6	Animated Short Film, making her the first woman of color to win such an award.
1:02.1	This year, her most recent work, Turning Red, is set to release,
1:05.6	which is also Domi's directorial debut feature film for Pixar.
1:09.6	Domi, we are so excited to have you on the podcast.
1:12.1	Do you mind sharing with our listeners?
1:13.3	You know, where did you grow up?
1:14.7	What was your family dynamic like?
1:16.1	And what was Jiang Domi like?
1:18.1	Um, so I grew up in Toronto, Canada.
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