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Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

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6.9/10 • 39

2022-03-110h 48m

Documentary

A feature length documentary about the all-women team at the helm of Pixar's original feature, Turning Red. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to Director Domee Shi and her core leadership crew, this story shines a light on the powerful professional and personal journeys that brought this incredibly comical, utterly relatable, and deeply heartfelt story to the screen.

Directors
Erica Milsom
Editors
Michaelle McGaraghan

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  1. Domee Shi

    Domee Shi

    Self

  2. Rona Liu

    Rona Liu

    Self

  3. Lindsey Collins

    Lindsey Collins

    Self

  4. Danielle Feinberg

    Danielle Feinberg

    Self

  5. Rosalie Chiang

    Rosalie Chiang

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Andrew Stanton

    Andrew Stanton

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Sandra Oh

    Sandra Oh

    Self (archive footage)

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r96sk

Mar 12, 2022

6/10

A neat look behind the scenes of 'Turning Red', though not the most interesting. The actual film is very good, fwiw. It's more about the people who made the film as opposed to the film itself, which is all fine but I'm always more interested in the onscreen stuff and the cast. We get to see a bit of Rosalie Chiang and a bit of Sandra Oh, but that's basically it. Animated films in general always seem to not showcase 'actors in the booth', which is kinda annoying. Like here, it's cool to see Oh in the booth - needed more of that for the whole cast! Of course, logistically that might not have been possible - though for this documentary they do send a separate camera crew to (pleasantly, I'd like to add) film a crew member's family so... This also completely sidesteps the controversy of theatrical release vs. Disney+ release. As expected, no doubt, but it feels like a massive elephant - or, should I say, panda ... sorry - in the room throughout. In conclusion, this serves a purpose but it's not as interesting as it could've been - in my opinion, obvs. It does, at least, shed light on important real world topics to be fair.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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