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