From the film-maker:

This picture was attractive primarily because it contained within it a clear and linear story, easily adaptable for an image-based medium such as animation. The goddess Cybele crashes to earth from space and travels to a magnificent city to seek Roman leaders in a quest to influence a long and costly war against troublesome enemies. There was scope to create some wonderful characters, including Roman soldiers and senators, as well as a fantastic immortal who was fiery like a celestial body and who could influence the animals and plants around her. However, the key reason this picture appealed to me was the fact that it depicted a scene from ancient history. Since archaeology was my previous career, it seemed fitting that this animation should serve as a vehicle to bid farewell to a long period of study and practice while simultaneously beckoning in the future, and a means to create new and exciting works in a completely different field.

Tom Collie

A piece inspired by Andrea Mantegna, The Introduction of the Cult of Cybele at Rome,1505-6