Bao

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Bao is a Pixar animated short film written and directed by Domee Shi that explores themes of motherhood, emptiness, and cultural identity through a fantastical story about a Chinese-Canadian woman and a dumpling that comes to life.

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instanceOf Pixar short film
animated short film
animationStudio Pixar Animation Studios
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
awardYear 2019
cinematography Patrick Lin
countryOfOrigin United States
director Domee Shi
distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
editor Kathy Ringwald
exploresRelationship mother and child
genre animated film
drama
fantasy
hasCreator Domee Shi
hasCulturalElement Chinese cuisine
Chinese-Canadian family life
dumplings
language English
Mandarin Chinese
mainCharacter Chinese-Canadian woman
living dumpling
medium computer animation
mpaaRating G
musicBy Toby Chu
narrativeDevice fantastical living dumpling
notableFor first Pixar short film directed by a woman
parentCompanyOfProducer The Walt Disney Company
premiereCountry United States
producer Becky Neiman-Cobb
productionCompany Pixar Animation Studios
releaseDate 2018-06-15
releasedWith Incredibles 2
linked to: The Incredibles 2
runtimeMinutes 8
screenedAt Tribeca Film Festival
setting Toronto
soundDesigner Erik Aadahl
Ethan Van der Ryn
storyStructure wordless storytelling for most of film
targetAudience general audience
theme Chinese-Canadian experience
cultural identity
empty nest
motherhood
visualStyle food-centric imagery
stylized character design
writer Domee Shi

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Domee Shi notableWork Bao
Domee Shi directed Bao
Zhang Bao givenName Bao
Domee Shi knownFor Bao
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Domee Shi directed Bao
subject linked to: Domee
Domee Shi awardReceivedFor Bao
subject linked to: Domee