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Domee Shi

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Domee Shi
In an exclusive conversation with IMDb, the cast of Disney-Pixar's upcoming animated feature 'Elio' shared insights into their creative process and character development. Rising star Yonas Kibreab, who voices the titular character, revealed the nuances of emotional voice acting versus on-camera performance.

"Communicating emotions through a mic is a lot harder than communicating emotions on camera," Kibreab explained during the interview. "The easiest part is being myself because I share a lot of traits with Elio's quirkiness."

Zoe Saldaña, who portrays Olga Solís, discussed the unique demands of voice acting. "It brings out a different form of acting that sometimes can feel picturesque because emotions need to be really accentuated and inflected," Saldaña noted.

Brad Garrett, making his animated villain debut as Lord Grigon, described how the character evolved through collaboration with the creative team. The production team particularly praised Garrett's ability to bring unexpected tenderness to the role, which influenced the character's development.

Director Domee Shi highlighted Saldana's contributions to shaping the mother-son dynamic between Olga and Elio. "She asked so many questions about where Olga's coming from, getting to the root of Olga's frustration," Shi said.

Producer Mary Alice Drumm credited their casting department for discovering Kibreab early in the process, noting "his performance speaks for itself."
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Domee Shi was born on 19 August 1989 in Chongqing, China. She is a writer, known for Turning Red (2022), Inside Out (2015) and Bao (2018).
BornAugust 19, 1989
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Tristan Allerick Chen, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, and Rosalie Chiang in Turning Red (2022)
    Turning Red
    6.9
    • Additional Crew(Pixar)
    • 2022
    Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
    Inside Out
    8.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2015
    Bao (2018)
    Bao
    7.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
    Incredibles 2
    7.5
    • Animation Department
    • 2018

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    • Will Forte, Rhea Seehorn, Erin Keif, Dorien Maxwell, Chanel Stewart, Harlow Hodges, Flula Borg, Vyvan Pham, Lil Rel Howery, Josh Thomson, Santina Muha, Rosa Salazar, Rosanna Jean Foss, Tom Law, Jo Firestone, Kyliegh Curran, Milan Elizabeth Ray, and Izaac Wang in Win or Lose (2025)
      Win or Lose
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2025
    • Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Carlos Alazraqui, Lewis Black, Grey DeLisle, Tony Hale, Peter Jessop, Matthew Yang King, Liza Lapira, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Phyllis Smith, Paula Pell, Kensington Tallman, Kimberly Woods, Grace Lu, Quinn Minichino Eakins, Ally Maki, Richard Ayoade, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Ace Gibson, Giancarlo Sabogal, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Kunal Dudheker, Noah Kaye Bentley, Lauren Holt, and Nicolas Cantu in Dream Productions (2024)
      Dream Productions
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2024
    • Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Maya Hawke, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ayo Edebiri in Inside Out 2 (2024)
      Inside Out 2
      7.5
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2024
    • Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Newman, Jonathan Adams, Wilma Bonet, P.L. Brown, Ronnie Del Carmen, John Hoberg, Alex Kapp, Jean-Claude Kalache, Matthew Yang King, Ronobir Lahiri, Denise Ream, Stephen Schaffer, Don Shank, Peter Sohn, Kat Likkel, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff LaPensee, Innocent Ekakitie, Mason Wertheimer, Clara Lin Ding, Brenda Hsueh, Shila Ommi, Leah Lewis, David Juan Bianchi, Ben Morris, Joe Pera, Mamoudou Athie, and Reagan To in Elemental (2023)
      Elemental
      7.0
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2023
    • Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, and Quinta Brunson in Cars on the Road (2022)
      Cars on the Road
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2022
    • Chris Evans in Lightyear (2022)
      Lightyear
      6.1
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2022
    • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Tristan Allerick Chen, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, and Rosalie Chiang in Turning Red (2022)
      Turning Red
      6.9
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2022
    • Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
      Luca
      7.4
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2021
    • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
      Soul
      8.0
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2020
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ratzenberger, Tracey Ullman, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Wilmer Valderrama, Catherine Apple, Sharon Calahan, Grey DeLisle, Chris Pratt, Kori Rae, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Scanlon, Octavia Spencer, Keith Bunin, Kyle Bornheimer, Noah Klocek, Lena Waithe, Adam Habib, Jason Headley, Tom Holland, Ali Wong, and George Psarras in Onward (2020)
      Onward
      7.4
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2020
    • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
      Toy Story 4
      7.6
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2019

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    • Steve Bloom, Brad Garrett, Elio, Shirley Henderson, Harley Jessup, Zoe Saldaña, Anna Wolitzky, Yonas Kibreab, Remy Edgerly, Mary Alice Drumm, Rob Simonsen, Adrian Molina, Jameela Jamil, Madeline Sharafian, and Domee Shi in Elio (2025)
      Elio
      7.1
      • story by
      • 2025
    • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Tristan Allerick Chen, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, and Rosalie Chiang in Turning Red (2022)
      Turning Red
      6.9
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2022
    • Bao (2018)
      Bao
      7.5
      Short
      • written by
      • 2018

    Animation Department



    • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
      Toy Story 4
      7.6
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
      Incredibles 2
      7.5
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Raymond Ochoa and Jack Bright in The Good Dinosaur (2015)
      The Good Dinosaur
      6.7
      • story artist
      • 2015
    • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
      Inside Out
      8.1
      • story artist
      • 2015

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    How Zoe Saldaña and Yonas Kibreab Can Really Relate to Their 'Elio' Characters
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    How Zoe Saldaña and Yonas Kibreab Can Really Relate to Their 'Elio' Characters
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    Domee Shi on the Credit That Changed Her Life
    Domee Shi on the Credit That Changed Her Life
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    Domee Shi on the Credit That Changed Her Life

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      Canadian storyboard artist & director for Pixar.
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      [Her listing her favorite Asian creators that inspired her] Rumiko Takahashi. I was obsessed with Inuyasha as a teen. Ranma ½ was also a big influence on Turning Red. I just think she's a legend. Bong Joon Ho. I love his films' boldness, humor, and his genre-bending stories. Ang Lee. Eat Drink Man Woman and Brokeback Mountain are some of my favorite films. As a young artist, it was really inspiring to see an Asian director succeed in the Western film industry.

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    • When was Domee Shi born?
      August 19, 1989
    • Where was Domee Shi born?
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    • What is Domee Shi's birth name?
      Zhiyu Shi
    • What is Domee Shi known for?
      Inside Out, Incredibles 2, Bao, and Turning Red

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