Elemental
2023
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Jun 16, 2023 · The opening shows a family arriving at the fictional port of Elemental City, which closely reflected the immigration story of Sohn’s parents from Korea to New York.
- Jazz Tangcay
Jun 15, 2023 · "It was my parents' happy place," says Pixar filmmaker Peter Sohn of the restaurant Hop Kee in New York's Chinatown. Sohn's parents, Korean immigrants, owned a grocery store in the Bronx.
- Elizabeth Blair
Jun 22, 2023 · Filmmaker Peter Sohn’s parents both died during the production of Elemental, which very much informed the movie he made.
- Wenlei Ma
Apr 12, 2023 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — “Elemental’’ director Peter Sohn says his parents ignited the spark for the upcoming Disney and Pixar animated film. Sohn invited his parents — who both had emigrated from Korea to the U.S. — to an event.
Jun 17, 2023 · It is, in many respects, an immigration story, and it turns out that much of director Peter Sohn 's own family's immigrant story — as well as the periodic table — is a major part of the film and...
- Nicole Drum
Nov 17, 2022 · During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, director Peter Sohn, who was inspired by his own childhood in New York with parents that had emigrated from Korea with hopes and dreams for their...
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Jun 18, 2023 · RASCOE: The feature was directed by Pixar veteran Peter Sohn, who took his inspiration from his childhood growing up in New York the son of Korean immigrants. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has this...
