Bao (film)
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| Directed by | Domee Shi |
| Written by | Domee Shi |
| Produced by | Becky Neiman-Cobb |
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| Edited by | Katherine Ringgold |
| Music by | Toby Chu |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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.