A shortfilm by NAYELLI OJEDA
A shortfilm by NAYELLI OJEDA
When the rain refuses to sleep and the sky forgets its peace,
a girl born of ceramics searches for the last giant to save her own world
When the rain refuses to sleep and the sky forgets its peace,a girl born of ceramics searches for the last giant to save her own world
Inspired by the dialogue between nature and humanity,
Yugen is a visual poem in stop motion with puppets made from Mexican pottery and tree bark.
Yugen blends ancestral techniques with contemporary animation to create a spiritual, tactile experience rooted in our beginnings and in the living world we share.
Ceramics puppets, Stop Motion
Year: 2025
Country: Mexico
Duration: 6’03”
AWARDS
Finalist Pitching Section ANIMARKT, Poland – 2020
Animation Director, TALENTS GUADALAJARA, Mexico – 2021
WISDOM HOUSE presents in co-production with MEXICAN FILM INSTITUTE a shortfilm by NAYELLI OJEDA “YUGEN” written by DANAE HERNÁNDEZ & NAYELLI OJEDA narrator ANGÉLICA ARAGÓN director of animation NAYELLI OJEDA cinematography GERARDO TÉLLEZ, EFRÉN DEL ROSAL TOUSSAINT animation NABÍ OROZCO, PABLO BEDOLLA, NAYELLI OJEDA sound design by ANA SOFÍA VELÁZQUEZ art direction by ISKRA SÁNCHEZ, ALEJANDRA BARRUETA music by KARINA RIVERO recording mixer CÉSAR GONZÁLEZ editing PERLA GUTIÉRREZ vfx FEO.ROCKS color grading by RUBÉN PESCINA in collaboration with MECHA in collaboration with METALLICOS in collaboration with ON POST FILMS with the support of TALENTS GUADALAJARA with the support of ANIMARKT with the support of EAAD: ESCUELA DE ARTE Y DISEÑO with the support of UNIVERSIDAD DE LA COMUNICACIÓN
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