Nayelli Ojeda

Biography

Nayelli Ojeda is a Mexican filmmaker, animation director, and stop-motion artist whose work in Yugen explores materiality and memory, with a particular interest in Latin American identity and cultural symbolism. Yugen brings these themes together through Mexican ceramics, nature, replacement animation, and organic handcrafted puppetry. Trained in animation in Mexico, she developed her practice around stop-motion and material-based filmmaking, combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary animation techniques. Her trajectory has been recognized internationally through her selection as …