Synopsis
A vase painter in Ancient Greece, Demetrios is often criticized for his inability to stay calm and act decisively during emergencies. One day, lightning strikes him and sends him to Tokyo in 1964, the year Japan first hosted the Summer Olympics. Taken in by a family that simply dismisses him as an odd foreigner, Demetrios finds himself bringing back knowledge from the modern world each time he is zapped by lightning and returns to his own era. Through constant trips between the two periods, he learns to gain the respect of his fellow villagers and develop self-confidence—all in time to become stronger, organize his own Olympic games back home, and take part in them.
Background
The series is a mixed-media project combining clay animation with traditional animation and other video techniques.