Stella Dipieri is a fourth year OCADU student, and multi-media animator and illustrator. Born in San Jose, Costa Rica, and raised in Panama City, Panama, she moved to Toronto to begin her undergraduate degree in Experimental Animation. Through stop-motion, she looks to explore the complex realities of Latin America and develop unique approaches to contemporary issues like neo-colonialism and authoritarianism in the region. With experience in TV and Film, Stella has worked as a Set and Prop Build Assistant on the Canadian Screen Award nominated show Go Togo! and co-directed and wrote for the independent web series Psock-Op. Through her practice, Stella has developed a proficiency in mould-making, and has worked with a wide range of Smooth-On rubber products, gypsums, and concretes. Alongside this array of applications, Stella is a skilled fabricator and puppeteer, and has worked in the art departments for independent student films. Within animation, her stop-motion works range from top-down sand animation to 3D stage animation with rigged puppets. With this eclectic portfolio, Stella showcases her skills as both an animator and fabricator, with work being featured in international film festivals like the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival.