The ErlKing

The ErlKing

6 mins | Animation | Jan. 1, 2002

This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe's poem, The ErlKing that uses sand-on-glass animation set to the music of Franz Schubert. The moving images, resembling woodcuts, capture the haunting, nightmarish quality of the tale of the ErlKing who steals and kills a little boy.

The ErlKing

6 mins | Animation | Jan. 1, 2002

The ErlKing
This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe's poem, The ErlKing that uses sand-on-glass animation set to the music of Franz Schubert. The moving images, resembling woodcuts, capture the haunting, nightmarish quality of the tale of the ErlKing who steals and kills a little boy.
Producers National Film Board of Canada, CalArts
Original title The ErlKing
Directors Ben Zelkowicz
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