Courtesy of Domee Shi
- Domee Shi is the VP of creative at Pixar and the director of "Turning Red" and "Bao."
- She started in the industry as an animation student and interned at Pixar before getting hired full-time.
- Now she decides which projects to green light and liaises with directors on how to tell their story.
Domee Shi is the 33-year-old director of "Turning Red," a coming-of-age film set in Toronto about a teenager who unexpectedly turns into a giant red panda. She's also the first woman to solo direct a Pixar film in the company's 36-year history and the film's inspiration, having emigrated from China to Canada with her family when she was two years old.