Women filmmakers in Canada have often grappled with low budgets, employment scarcity and a lack of recognition. Yet they’ve also built a powerful canon of work and inspired an emerging group of artists who are now taking their rightful place on the world stage.
In an interview with Variety, Shi, 34, teased that the new Pixar film is filled with Easter eggs that refer to past projects and upcoming films from the studio, including “Lightyear,” which will shed light on the origins of Buzz Lightyear.