A shortfilm by NAYELLI OJEDA
A shortfilm by NAYELLI OJEDA
Amid an endless storm, a ceramic girl protects her sister’s breath with an ancient fire. But when that fire calls the Trees of Life back, she must decide whether to return the very thing keeping her sister alive.
Amid an endless storm, a ceramic girl protects her sister’s breath with an ancient fire. But when that fire calls the Trees of Life back, she must decide whether to return the very thing keeping her sister alive.
Yugen is a stop motion shortfilm crafted over eight years with
puppets made from Mexican ceramics and tree bark
Ceramics puppets, Stop Motion
Year: 2025
Country: Mexico
Duration: 6’03”
SELECTIONS
Finalist Pitching Section ANIMARKT, Poland – 2020
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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