Bao

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Oscar-winning Pixar director and writer Domee Shi discusses how her first credit paved the way for her to tell bold, risk-taking stories in animated short 'Bao' and full-length feature 'Turning Red.'

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Watch Domee Shi on the Credit That Changed Her Life

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Computer Animation Animation Drama Family Fantasy Short

A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

34K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

Mom
(voice)

Kai Li

Bao Kid
(voice)
(as Daniel Kai Lin)

Sharmaine Yeoh

Tim Zhang

Dad
(voice)

Director
- Domee Shi
Writer
- Domee Shi
All cast & crew
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Trivia
A few Easter eggs point to Toronto, Canada as the location: the CN tower in the cityscape background, a boy wearing a Vince Carter style "15" jersey, and a Canadian flag pinned to the refrigerator door.

Goofs
Touch tone telephones should have twelve buttons, but there are only the first nine buttons (1 to 9).

Crazy credits
Instead of the usual Pixar credit for "production babies" - babies born to people who worked on a given film during its production - there is a credit for "production baos".

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Death of DisneyToon Studios (2018)

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a mother

Story of a mother and her son. More realistic than you expect, rich nuanced, admirable crafted, using the perfect music and exploring each moment of the way from kid to adult. Charming , seductive, touching, admirable are only words in this case. In essence, a great short animation. The story reminds Little Tumbling but, in same measure, it is a splendid portrait of the essence of motherhood and that is its basic virtue. Short, just special. Or, pure delightful, for wise mix ox of smile and tears. Like each portrait of mother.