Citation :
« I always wanted to tell the story of this lonely empty-nester mom going through this crazy dumpling fantasy. I was inspired by my own life growing up as an only child, and I wanted to use a dumpling as a kind of metaphor to tell that story of a parent learning to let go of her child. [...] »
-- Domee Shi

Source :
KNIGHT, Chris. « Food for thought: Domee Shi's Pixar short looks at family life with the help of a dumpling », entretien avec Domee Shi, Calgary Herald, 15 juin 2018. [en anglais]