Bao sees the studio tap into a new melancholic scenario, centring on a Chinese-Canadian mother suffering from empty nest syndrome.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed its 2019 shortlist earlier this week, with Pixar’s latest short, Bao, up for Animated Short Film.
Shi is the first female director of a Pixar short, and cut her teeth working as a storywriter on Inside Out.
Eight minutes long, Bao has no dialogue but plenty of incredibly satisfying images of dumplings being formed and steamed.