Domee Shi on the inspiration for Turning Red — the 1st Pixar film set in Canada
The Oscar-winning Canadian director joins Q's Tom Power to talk about her debut feature film
This interview originally aired on March 7, 2022.
The Canadian director Domee Shi won an Oscar in 2018 for her animated short film Bao. For her debut feature, Turning Red, she mined her childhood in Toronto to create the first Pixar film set in Canada. Shi talks to Q's Tom Power about the story, how she drew inspiration from her family life and what it was like reliving the awkwardness of adolescence.
Turning Red was first released on Disney+ during the pandemic, so audiences never got to see it on the big screen — until now. The film hits theatres for the very first time on Feb. 9, 2024.
WATCH | Official trailer for Turning Red:
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Interview with Domee Shi produced by Vanessa Greco.