Newest Pixar film “Turning Red,” the first film by the studio with an all-female leadership team, is a frank look at the tribulations of puberty.
A short but critical scene in the new film “Turning Red” stopped the daughter of Pixar producer Lindsey Collins right in her tracks in their family’s Oakland home.
Lots of films have been made about puberty, but there’s no denying that seeing Maxi pads in a movie — animated or otherwise — is an uncommon occurrence. Breaking taboos was a goal from the start for “Red” director and co-writer Domee Shi, the 33-year-old filmmaker who was born in Chongqing, China and wowed critics and audiences alike with her appetizing Oscar-winning 2008 short “Bao,” about a Chinese steamed bun that comes to life.
“That actually happened to me on — on my first day of middle school — and she wore the sunglasses and everything. Luckily she didn’t get into a fight with the Sikh security guard. It was definitely burned into my memory and I had to put it in the movie.”“I think there’s a lot of pressure on girls to be perfect, not just with grades but physically.
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