Director

Domee Shi

Born September 8, 1989 in Chongqing, China5 films

Domee Shi (/ˈdoʊmi/; Chinese: 石之予; pinyin: Shí Zhīyǔ; born 8 September 1989) is a Canadian animator, film director and screenwriter. She has directed the short film Bao (2018) and the feature films Turning Red (2022) and Elio (2025).

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. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for both Turning Red and Elio.

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First watchBao20187.5An aging Chinese mother suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach

7.3Turning Red2022

6.9Elio2025

Filmography

5 films as director

TBAUntitled Pixar MusicalDirector
2025ElioDirector
2022Turning RedDirector
2018BaoDirector
2011Well BeingDirector