This long weekend we’re going red red red.

First up, Oscar-winning director Domee Shi on Turning Red, about 13-year-old Meilin Lee’s  struggle to tame her inner Red Panda. Shi is the first woman to direct a feature-length film for Pixar, and talks to BW + BL about the film’s setting in her hometown of Toronto, Canada, and the universal themes in Turning Red’s coming-of-age story.

Then, Billy Porter — fashion’s king of the red carpet — joins the House of Stop Everything! The Emmy, Tony and Grammy-award winner discusses his 2021 memoir Unprotected, his life-changing role as Pose’s Pray Tell and the importance of fashion. 

Show notes:

Domee Shi: https://www.instagram.com/domeeshi

Turning Red: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/turning-red/4mFPCXJi7N2m

Bao: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/bao/2NOY3PbUN9os

Bill Porter: https://www.instagram.com/theebillyporter

Billy Porter Emmy acceptance speech: https://www.emmys.com/video/71st-emmy-awards-billy-porter-wins-outstanding-lead-actor-drama-series

Unprotected, By Billy Porter: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/19/books/review/unprotected-billy-porter.html