What does the 91st  ANIMATED SHORT FILM wanna to tell us

Becky Neiman-Cobb and Domee Shi (right) accept the Short Film (Animated) award for Bao onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Toronto-raised director Domee Shi has won her first Oscar for her animated short film Bao.

Shi wrote and directed the Pixar production, about a Chinese-Canadian woman and her little dumpling that miraculously springs to life.

Bao tells the story of an aging Chinese mom suffering from empty-nest syndrome who gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life.

“To all of the nerdy girls out there who hide behind their sketchbooks — don’t be afraid to tell your stories to the world,” Shi said onstage in her acceptance speech.

It's been quite the year for Chinese Canadian Shi, who with Bao became the first woman to ever direct a short at animation giant Pixar. And even before the short premiered last June, Bao and its young director were winning praise for the film's loving treatment of the sometimes intense and protective love that children of Chinese parents can experience.

Shi, who was born in Chongqing, China, immigrated with her parents to Toronto at a young age. She used her upbringing and love of food as inspiration for Bao.

When it was released, Asians in Canada and across North America were touched by the way Bao so accurately (and adorably) depicted their realities. The details in the family's home, the way Ma shows her son love with a feast of dishes, the trip to a Chinese grocery, the stop into the bakery to pick up fresh pastries — all of it was so carefully recreated by Shi and her team (her mom even gave the animators dumpling-making lessons), and it hit home in a big way.

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