# @utopaistudios on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=FywOPQbmYzo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73434231-utopaistudios-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5f3ddc126a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T20:49:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Utopai Studios (@utopaistudios) — https://gondola.cc/utopaistudios

## Caption

Cempasúchil is an animated short film from Utopai Studios, written and directed by Melanie Nox. After her grandmother's death, Lucía returns to her family's old home and discovers her spirit trapped between the worlds of the living and the dead. Guided by memories and dreams, she must help her grandmother cross over while confronting her own grief.


Inspired by Melanie's personal experience of loss and her connection to Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), the film brings together Mexican surrealism, a stop-motion-inspired aesthetic and a story of remembrance.


Made with PAI, Utopai Studios' AI production engine. How it was made: https://www.utopaistudios.com/en/blog/cempasuchil-melanie-nox-pai-case-study


Watch more films and shorts from Utopai Studios: [fresh playlist URL]


About Utopai Studios
Utopai Studios is a story-first entertainment studio that creates films and television series. Its upcoming slate includes Cortés, starring Antonio Banderas, The Most Serious Fart, Half Moon, Space Nation and Journey to the West: The Lost Five Hundred Years. Utopai's filmmakers work with PAI, the studio's own AI production engine. Human-directed. AI-powered.


Official site: https://www.utopaistudios.com
Films and series: https://www.utopaistudios.com/en/productions
News: https://www.utopaistudios.com/en/news


Credits
Written and directed by Melanie Nox
Visual development, AI direction, editing and sound design: Melanie Nox
Additional sound design, mixing and mastering: Ofi Erez
[Produced by Utopai Studios — only if confirmed]
Melanie's work: https://melanienox.com


#UtopaiStudios #Cempasuchil #DiaDeMuertos #MadeWithPAI

## Stats

- **Views:** 47,591
- **Likes:** 117
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- **Comments:** 3

## Tags

cempasuchil, diademuertos, utopaistudios, madewithpai

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