“An empty-nesting Chinese mom gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life. But she must come to terms with the bittersweet revelation that nothing stays cute and small forever.”

Film by Domee Shi, USA, 2018.

Key credits:
Directed and written by Domee Shi
Supervising technical director: Ian Megibben
Production designer: Rona Liu
Supervising animator: Juan Carlos Navarro Carrión
Editor: Katherine Ringgold
Director of photography—camera: Patrick Lin
Director of photography—lighting: Ian Megibben
Character modeling and rigging lead: Sajan Skaria
Music: Toby Chu
Sound designer: Kyrsten Mate (Skywalker Sound)
Producer: Becky Neiman-Cobb
Executive producers: Pete Docter, John Lasseter
Producer by Pixar Animation Studios

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