ABOUT
Yiru Deng is a Los Angeles-based Chinese animation director and artist. She graduated from the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and earned an MFA in Animation from UCLA. Working across 2D, 3D, and stop-motion animation, Yiru explores the experiences of women, questions of identity, and the relationship between personal choice and social expectations. Through symbolic visual storytelling, she transforms complex psychological experiences into emotionally powerful animated works with cross-cultural resonance.