“Some people claimed it wasn’t real – that it was just a myth.” That is how Flordeliza Dayrit describes the Silk Road, the vast network of trade routes that once linked Asia, Africa, and Europe. It is also the historical backdrop for Time Hoppers: The Silk Road, the animated feature she created alongside her husband, Michael Milo. Speaking from their home in Edmonton, Canada, the pair recount how a simple fascination with history gradually evolved into a much larger creative undertaking. Now