Bao-ufstq

: Domee Shi based the story on her own life as an only child. Her mother would often say, "I wish I could put you back in my stomach so I knew where you were at all times".

The film is a wordless, eight-minute story that uses food as a metaphor for the complex relationship between an immigrant mother and her child. bao-ufstq

: An aging Chinese-Canadian woman, feeling the loneliness of an "empty nest," is making steamed buns (baozi) for her husband. To her shock, one of the buns comes to life—growing tiny arms and legs and letting out a baby's cry. : Domee Shi based the story on her own life as an only child

: It highlights the experience of first- and second-generation Chinese immigrant households, specifically the "over-protective" love common in many Asian cultures. : An aging Chinese-Canadian woman, feeling the loneliness