Domee Shi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.
Domee Shi
Shi in 2018
Born
Shi Zhiyu (石之予)

(1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 35)
Chongqing, China
NationalityCanadian
Alma materSheridan College
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • storyboard artist
Years active2010−present
EmployerPixar Animation Studios (2011–present)

Domee Shi (/ˈdoʊmi/;[1] Chinese: 石之予; pinyin: Shí Zhīyǔ; born 8 September 1989)[2][3] is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She has directed the short film Bao (2018) and the feature films Turning Red (2022) and the upcoming 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.[4][5][6]

Shi began working for Pixar in 2011 as a storyboard artist, contributing 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.[7] She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Turning Red.

  1. ^ Domee Shi draws inspiration for Bao | Sheridan Ovation. Sheridan College via YouTube. February 6, 2019. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Macabasco, Lisa Wong (April 20, 2018). "In Bao, Food for The Soul From Domee Shi, Pixar's First Female Director of a Short". Vogue. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Domee Shi". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Martin, Rachel (June 15, 2018). "In Pixar's First Female-Directed Short, A Dumpling Child Fills An Empty Nest". NPR.org. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Barnes, Brooks (March 7, 2022). "With 'Turning Red,' a Big Red Panda Helps Break a Glass Ceiling". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ https://x.com/elio_updates/status/1822111071387484399
  7. ^ "Bao | 2018 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2022.