Turning Red
Turning Red is a 2022 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was directed by Domee Shi (in her feature directorial debut) and produced by Lindsey Collins, from a screenplay written by Shi and Julia Cho, and a story by Shi, Cho, and Sarah Streicher. The film marks the first Pixar feature film solely directed by a woman. It stars the voices of Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen, and James Hong. Set in Toronto, Ontario in 2002, the film follows Meilin "Mei" Lee (Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who transforms into a giant red panda when she experiences any strong emotion, due to a hereditary curse.
Plot
In 2002 Toronto, 13-year-old Meilin "Mei" Lee lives with her parents, Ming and Jin. She helps take care of the family's temple dedicated to her maternal ancestor Sun Yee, and works to make her mother proud. She hides her personal interests from Ming, such as the fact that she and her friends Miriam, Priya, and Abby are fans of the boy band 4*Town. One night when Ming, who is strict and overprotective, discovers Mei's crush on Devon, the 17-year-old local convenience store clerk, she inadvertently humiliates Mei in public.
More details
author | Domee Shi Julia Cho |
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contentLocation | Toronto |
director | Domee Shi |
editor | Nicholas C. Smith Steve Bloom |
genre | animation comedy-drama fantasy western |
keywords | ancestral shrine astral plane birthday party boy band convenience store crush dedicate human form knit cap lunar eclipse menstruation modern times morning one night period puppy love red panda scar security guard sing skydome talisman temple tick touque |
musicBy | Ludwig Göransson |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film |
producer | Lindsey Collins |
productionCompany | Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
theme | animated buddy coming-of-age female buddy high school kaiju monster movie musical musical comedy teen teen drama |