A world with rules.
Characters, locations and a shared visual language connect each new shot to the same world.
An independent animated series
DANTE’SINFERNO
A descent into darkness.
A story about what it means to face it.
A contemporary visual journey inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, created for the vertical screen through human direction and AI-assisted production.
INSPIRED BY THE DIVINE COMEDYART · MOTION · VOICE · CODECREATED IN COPENHAGEN
CHAPTER 01 01:47
01 / The story begins
The Lost Path.
To enter the unknown,
he must first choose to follow.
Lost in a dark forest, Dante faces a choice. His first steps lead towards a world he cannot yet comprehend.
A short animated chapter made for the vertical screen. The beginning of a journey through fear, doubt and resolve.
All films on YouTube ↗02 / Why this journey
An ancient story.
A new encounter.
What do we follow
when certainty disappears?
DANTE’S INFERNO explores the fear, doubt and resolve at the heart of Dante’s journey. Its visual language brings together gothic architecture, engraved textures and characters that seem carved from living marble.
The series is an independent artistic interpretation inspired by the Divine Comedy. It is also a working experiment in how contemporary tools can support a coherent visual story.
Now in development
The next chapter — with continued attention to character continuity, expressive performance and sound that serves the story.
03 / Inside the creative laboratory
Every frame
is a decision.
A consistent face. A believable gesture. A pause in the narration. These details are directed, compared and revised before a scene becomes part of the film.
Movement with intention.
Physical action, expression and camera choices give the scene a purpose. Each result is reviewed in context.
A voice for the journey.
Narration, music and editing work together to give the story space, tension and feeling.
SELECTED TOOLS
OpenAI · Wan / ComfyUI · ElevenLabs · Code & editing
AI-assisted production, guided by human creative direction.04 / Help shape the next chapter
Bring a new perspective
to the journey.
We welcome conversations with cultural organisations, creative technology teams and collaborators who connect with the project’s visual world and the questions behind it.
Literature & contemporary culture
Cultural dialogue
Explore an online presentation, a conversation around Dante, or guidance on the relationship between the poem and its visual interpretation.
Discuss a cultural collaborationResources for the next chapter
Production support
Discuss funding, tools or production resources for a defined stage of the series. A proposal can set out the creative aim, deliverables and appropriate acknowledgement.
Discuss a production partnershipA closely related creative idea
A visual study
Explore a small commissioned study using the art direction and production methods demonstrated here. We begin with the idea and its requirements before proposing a pilot.
Discuss a visual studyA concise introduction to the work, its creative process and the next stage of development.
Read the project brief PDF ↗05 / The person behind the project
Created & directed
by Cesar Maldonado.
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Based in Copenhagen, Cesar is developing DANTE’S INFERNO as an independent work of art and a practical exploration of AI-assisted production. The project brings together visual direction, storytelling, programming and the coordination of creative tools.
The intention is to build a sustainable creative practice around the work, while sharing useful insights from its development.
Get in touch
An independent journey
Help the story
continue.
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