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Seven years before becoming the director of an Oscar-winning film, Shi began her journey at Pixar as an intern.
In June, Shi told \"GMA\" she called \"Bao\" a \"love letter to her heritage.\"
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\"'Bao' is about a lonely, empty-nester Chinese mom who gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her dumplings comes to life as a little, gurgling, baby dumpling boy,\" Shi said.
Shi added that it's been challenging being one of the only females in the room.
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\"It took me a while to build my own confidence, but I kind of use that as a way to motivate myself,\" she said.
Pixar gushed on Instagram about \"Bao\" taking home a trophy, writing, \"Take a bow for Bao, our Academy Award-winning animated short film!\"
View this post on InstagramTake a bow for Bao, our Academy Award-winning animated short film! ???? #Oscars
A post shared by Pixar Animation Studios (@pixar) on Feb 24, 2019 at 6:47pm PST
Pixar is owned by the parent company the Walt Disney Co.
ABC's Elisa Tang, Chris Cirillo and Olivia Smith contributed to this report.
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