Deni Martha Lopez Dellamary Tello
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BA in Audiovisual Arts, Universidad de Guadalajara
MFA candidate in Experimental Animation ⊹ Integrated Media, California Institute of the Arts
denimarthalopezdellamarytello@students.calarts.edu ┆ LinkedIn | Vimeo
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BA in Audiovisual Arts, Universidad de Guadalajara
MFA candidate in Experimental Animation ⊹ Integrated Media, California Institute of the Arts
denimarthalopezdellamarytello@students.calarts.edu ┆ LinkedIn | Vimeo
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Generating a Full Shoe Image – 2026
Printed pictures of shoe listing from gotrendier.mx ran through Meshy AI and modeled in Blender
Trying to make a new picture where you can see the full shoe when you don't have the shoe.
Printed pictures of shoe listing from gotrendier.mx ran through Meshy AI and modeled in Blender
Trying to make a new picture where you can see the full shoe when you don't have the shoe.
•CalArts Expo, California, USA (May 12, 2026)
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Agua Azul (Work in Progress) – 2026
Kinetic sculpture, motor, LED light, printed transparencies, acrylic, electronics
The lost Agua Azul lagoon from Guadalajara, Mexico, animated through a custom-built mechanism that creates the illusion of flowing water. Supported by the CalArts IDEA Inclusion Grant.
Kinetic sculpture, motor, LED light, printed transparencies, acrylic, electronics
The lost Agua Azul lagoon from Guadalajara, Mexico, animated through a custom-built mechanism that creates the illusion of flowing water. Supported by the CalArts IDEA Inclusion Grant.
•John Baldessari Art Studio Building Critical Space, CalArts, California, USA (May 4-8, 2026)
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Intermittent Stream – 2026
Four-channel video loop (10.97m x 3.04m projection wall, 4.6m x 3.04m touchable projection wall, two 60" LED screens)
An analysis of the deterioration of the stream I used to visit during my childhood in Jalisco, Mexico with hand-drawn animation and archive/satellite images.
• Spectra Studios, L.A., California, USA (April 30, 2026)
Four-channel video loop (10.97m x 3.04m projection wall, 4.6m x 3.04m touchable projection wall, two 60" LED screens)
An analysis of the deterioration of the stream I used to visit during my childhood in Jalisco, Mexico with hand-drawn animation and archive/satellite images.
• Spectra Studios, L.A., California, USA (April 30, 2026)
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Carne Asada – 2026
Six-channel video loop, 48 sec
Visualization of a family gathering from the perspective of a surveillance room.
• C113 Gallery, CalArts, California, USA (March 26, 2026)
Six-channel video loop, 48 sec
Visualization of a family gathering from the perspective of a surveillance room.
• C113 Gallery, CalArts, California, USA (March 26, 2026)
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Mexican Niagara – 2026
Video loop, printed transparencies, paper, 14 sec
Image of the Juanacatlán Waterfall with the illusion of movement, reminiscent of a vintage moving-water decorative picture.
• C108 Gallery, CalArts, California, USA (March 11-15, 2026)
Video loop, printed transparencies, paper, 14 sec
Image of the Juanacatlán Waterfall with the illusion of movement, reminiscent of a vintage moving-water decorative picture.
• C108 Gallery, CalArts, California, USA (March 11-15, 2026)
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The Great Event – 2026
Video loop, 28 sec
The Virgin of Guadalupe appears behind window bars, using footage from El Gran Acontecimiento (1982) directed by Fernando Ruiz.
• C117 Gallery, CalArts, California, USA (March 5, 2026)
Video loop, 28 sec
The Virgin of Guadalupe appears behind window bars, using footage from El Gran Acontecimiento (1982) directed by Fernando Ruiz.
• C117 Gallery, CalArts, California, USA (March 5, 2026)
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Featherheads – 2025
Short film (two-channel video installation), acrylic painting, coloring book, kraft paper sign, 24 min
Documents the vulnerability of a migratory bird nesting site in Atotonilco el Bajo, Jalisco mixing hand-drawn wax crayon animation and live-action footage.
• C113 Gallery, CalArts, California, USA (November 8-11, 2025)
• Top Indie Film Awards – Tokyo, Japan (February 3, 2026) – Award for Best Original Idea
• PLANETA.doc – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil (November 30, 2025)
• HECare Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario, Canada (October 3, 2025)
• Northwest International Film Festival (NIFF) – Longview, Washington, USA (September 26, 2025) – International Short Film Nominee
• NanoCon International Film Festival – Longview, Washington, USA (September 26, 2025)
• Lift-Off First-Time Sessions Volume 2 – Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (July 14, 2025)
• CalArts Bijou Fest – Santa Clarita, California, USA (May 14, 2025)
Short film (two-channel video installation), acrylic painting, coloring book, kraft paper sign, 24 min
Documents the vulnerability of a migratory bird nesting site in Atotonilco el Bajo, Jalisco mixing hand-drawn wax crayon animation and live-action footage.
• C113 Gallery, CalArts, California, USA (November 8-11, 2025)
• Top Indie Film Awards – Tokyo, Japan (February 3, 2026) – Award for Best Original Idea
• PLANETA.doc – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil (November 30, 2025)
• HECare Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario, Canada (October 3, 2025)
• Northwest International Film Festival (NIFF) – Longview, Washington, USA (September 26, 2025) – International Short Film Nominee
• NanoCon International Film Festival – Longview, Washington, USA (September 26, 2025)
• Lift-Off First-Time Sessions Volume 2 – Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (July 14, 2025)
• CalArts Bijou Fest – Santa Clarita, California, USA (May 14, 2025)
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Faraday Temazcal – 2025
Recycled wood, fire-retardant wool, monitor, video loop, rocks, 3 sec
Installation that recreates a traditional ceremonial space using visual and environmental effects, questioning perception of ritual, body, and energy in contemporary contexts.
• LatinFest, CalArts, California, USA (March 16-23, 2025)
Recycled wood, fire-retardant wool, monitor, video loop, rocks, 3 sec
Installation that recreates a traditional ceremonial space using visual and environmental effects, questioning perception of ritual, body, and energy in contemporary contexts.
• LatinFest, CalArts, California, USA (March 16-23, 2025)
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Shutter Shooter – 2023
Short film and illustrated book, 12 min
A hunter who transforms into a wildlife photographer, ballpoint pen and live-action footage.
• FIIN – Vila Real, Portugal (September 23, 2024)
• Max Sir International Film Festival – Echeverría, Costa Rica (September 13, 2024)
• Duemila30 – Milan, Italy (June 27, 2024)
• Re-Animación Fest – Guadalajara, Mexico (February 9, 2024)
• II MICE Galápagos – Valencia, Spain (January 22, 2024)
• Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos – Mexico City, Mexico (November 18, 2023)
• Festival de Cine Miradas Alternativas Underground Paradise – Mexico City, Mexico (November 16, 2023)
• Octavio Paz Municipal Library – San Mateo Río Hondo, Mexico (December 21, 2023)
• Love & Hope International Film Festival – Barcelona, Spain (September 15, 2023) – European Premiere
• Shorts México – Mexico City, Mexico (September 12, 2023) – Latin American Premiere
• Japan International Film Festival – Tokyo, Japan (February 8, 2023) – Asian Premiere
• Videosala David Lapine – Guadalajara, Mexico (February 7, 2023)
Short film and illustrated book, 12 min
A hunter who transforms into a wildlife photographer, ballpoint pen and live-action footage.
• FIIN – Vila Real, Portugal (September 23, 2024)
• Max Sir International Film Festival – Echeverría, Costa Rica (September 13, 2024)
• Duemila30 – Milan, Italy (June 27, 2024)
• Re-Animación Fest – Guadalajara, Mexico (February 9, 2024)
• II MICE Galápagos – Valencia, Spain (January 22, 2024)
• Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos – Mexico City, Mexico (November 18, 2023)
• Festival de Cine Miradas Alternativas Underground Paradise – Mexico City, Mexico (November 16, 2023)
• Octavio Paz Municipal Library – San Mateo Río Hondo, Mexico (December 21, 2023)
• Love & Hope International Film Festival – Barcelona, Spain (September 15, 2023) – European Premiere
• Shorts México – Mexico City, Mexico (September 12, 2023) – Latin American Premiere
• Japan International Film Festival – Tokyo, Japan (February 8, 2023) – Asian Premiere
• Videosala David Lapine – Guadalajara, Mexico (February 7, 2023)
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Autism – 2021
Short film, 6 min
Visual essay exploring urban life and collectivity for the 17th Reto DocsMX.
• U.S.–Mexico Kaleidoscope – Guadalajara, Mexico (March 1, 2024)
• Serbest International Film Festival – Chișinău, Moldova (September 2, 2022)
• Duemila30 – Milan, Italy (April 17, 2022)
• Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions – Iver Heath, United Kingdom (November 4, 2021)
• Festival Inter Escolar de Cine – Monterrey, Mexico (November 7, 2021)
• 17th DocsMX – Mexico City, Mexico (October 14, 2021)
Short film, 6 min
Visual essay exploring urban life and collectivity for the 17th Reto DocsMX.
• U.S.–Mexico Kaleidoscope – Guadalajara, Mexico (March 1, 2024)
• Serbest International Film Festival – Chișinău, Moldova (September 2, 2022)
• Duemila30 – Milan, Italy (April 17, 2022)
• Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions – Iver Heath, United Kingdom (November 4, 2021)
• Festival Inter Escolar de Cine – Monterrey, Mexico (November 7, 2021)
• 17th DocsMX – Mexico City, Mexico (October 14, 2021)
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Untitled – 2021
Barbed wire, fairy wings, micro bikini and video loop, 1 min
• Casa Vidrio, Guadalajara, Mexico (Sept 25, 2021)
Barbed wire, fairy wings, micro bikini and video loop, 1 min
• Casa Vidrio, Guadalajara, Mexico (Sept 25, 2021)
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Basura – 2018
Hammer, LED screen, trash collected on the surrounding streets
• SOLO FEST, San Felipe 787, Guadalajara, Mexico (January 28, 2018)
Hammer, LED screen, trash collected on the surrounding streets
• SOLO FEST, San Felipe 787, Guadalajara, Mexico (January 28, 2018)
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