The Outlander
With her documentary animation film The Outlander, Ani Antonova tells the tale of the long and arduous journey undertaken by Süleyman, Vienna´s first elephant. It was in the 16th century that the animal initially voyaged from Ceylon to Lisbon, before being sent on a month-long journey as a living royal gift to Vienna under Maximilian II.
Over 5,000 individually drawn images render the animal in relentless motion, sketching the strenuous path taken across the Alps by the adolescent Suleiman – named after the Osman Sultan and arch enemy of the Habsburg monarchy – in the company of its courtly retinue....
Orig. Title
The Outlander
The Outlander
Year
2018
2018
Countries
Austria, Bulgaria, Portugal
Austria, Bulgaria, Portugal
Duration
5 min 16 sec
5 min 16 sec
Category
Animation, Documentary
Animation, Documentary
Orig. Language
English
English
Subtitles
German, french, spanish, portugues
German, french, spanish, portugues