Dia de los Muertos is a 2002 6-minute short film produced by Will Vinton and directed by Kirk Kelley and created by Will Vinton Studios (which was later rebranded as Laika, and their division Laika/house for smaller projects like commercials which later became independent in 2014 and was renamed Housespecial).
You can watch the short film here
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Tropes:
- Bittersweet Ending: As the day begins to end the spirits walk into the old lady symbolising how the living take the memories of their loved ones with them as the festivities end.
- Calacas: The dead are depicted as skeletons.
- The Dead Can Dance: Right after coming out of their tombs.
- No-Dialogue Episode: The 6-minute short film has no dialogue.
- Medium Blending: The land of the living is all stop motion is all stop-motion, the land of the dead is all CG.