Bao (2018)
- Directed by
- Domee Shi
- Genre
- short film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 1,318 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A lonely Chinese Canadian mother gets a second chance at motherhood when one of her steamed buns comes to life. She raises the little bun with love and care but must eventually face the challenges of letting go.
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What happens
Bao is a 2018 American animated short film written and directed by Domee Shi and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is the first Pixar short film to be directed by a female director. It was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival before being released with Incredibles 2 on June 15, 2018. The film is about an aging and lonely Chinese Canadian mother suffering from empty nest syndrome, who receives an unexpected second chance at motherhood when she makes a steamed bun (baozi) that comes to life. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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