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'Elio' co-director Domee Shi mined her Toronto past as a 'lonely artsy kid'

Pixar’s new sci-fi film “Elio” follows a lonely boy who’s mistaken for Earth’s ambassador by aliens. Canadian co-director Domee Shi says she channeled her own childhood feeling like an outsider in Toronto. (June 18, 2025)

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The Canadian Press

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Create Date: 6/18/2025 9:00:00 AM

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