Q&A with Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Director of “Kung Fu Panda 3”
Growing up as the youngest in a household
with two older sisters, Jennifer Yuh Nelson has always drawn and
doodled. Both of her sisters became animators, and Yuh Nelson followed
in their footsteps. Her parents, Korean American immigrants, have always
been supportive of their choices.
Yuh Nelson became the first woman to direct a feature length animated film with Kung Fu Panda 2. Her newest film in the franchise, Kung Fu Panda 3, takes audiences on a journey with the beloved Po (voiced by Jack Black) to find his long lost panda family in a remote panda village. The film, which is directed by Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni, opens in theaters January 29, 2016.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson discusses her early memories of drawing with her sisters, Asian and Asian American actors in the film, and how her own life parallels Po’s.
—Momo Chang
Yuh Nelson became the first woman to direct a feature length animated film with Kung Fu Panda 2. Her newest film in the franchise, Kung Fu Panda 3, takes audiences on a journey with the beloved Po (voiced by Jack Black) to find his long lost panda family in a remote panda village. The film, which is directed by Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni, opens in theaters January 29, 2016.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson discusses her early memories of drawing with her sisters, Asian and Asian American actors in the film, and how her own life parallels Po’s.
—Momo Chang
