I majored in illustration at Cal State Long Beach, and my sisters did as well. Because of that, on the second one, when the opportunity came up for directing, Melissa, who has produced all three, told me, “You should direct the second one.” It was a little scary, because I hadn’t thought of doing that, but with the support of the crew, because all of use had worked together for so many ears, it was actually quite easy. You’re working very closely with the directors. I was the head of story, and as a head of story, you’re responsible for a lot of the character development and visualizations. You were involved with the first Kung Fu Panda film, and then became the director of the second. The film, which is directed by Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni, opens in theaters January 29, 2016. 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. Yuh Nelson became the first woman to direct a feature length animated film with Kung Fu Panda 2. Her parents, Korean American immigrants, have always been supportive of their choices. Both of her sisters became animators, and Yuh Nelson followed in their footsteps. Growing up as the youngest in a household with two older sisters, Jennifer Yuh Nelson has always drawn and doodled. 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.
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