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| Time Hoppers: The Silk Road | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Flordeliza Dayrit |
| Written by | Flordeliza Dayrit Sakina Fakhri |
| Produced by | Michael Milo |
| Starring | Emily Gin Angel Haven Rey Tareek Talati Jayce McKenzie Aliyah Harris Omar Regan Morris Seng |
Production company | Milo Productions |
| Distributed by | Fathom Entertainment |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a 2025 Canadian animated science fantasy family film directed by Flordeliza Dayrit and written by Dayrit and Sakina Fakhri. Produced by Milo Productions, the film stars the voices of Emily Gin, Angel Haven Rey, Tareek Talati, Jayce McKenzie, Aliyah Harris, Omar Regan and Morris Seng. Adapted from the Time Hoppers franchise developed by Muslim Kids TV, the film follows four children who travel through time in an effort to stop an alchemist from erasing the foundations of science.[1][2][3]
Plot
editIn the year 2050, four gifted children from Vancouver's Aqli Academy accidentally gain access to time travel and are sent into the past. Along the Silk Road, they encounter an alchemist named Fasid, who seeks to destroy the work of scientists whose discoveries shaped the modern world. The children pursue him across different historical settings in order to protect figures associated with the Islamic Golden Age and preserve the future of science and technology.[1][4]
Cast
editThe principal voice cast includes the following:[5]
- Emily Gin as Abdullah
- Angel Haven Rey as Aysha
- Tareek Talati as Khalid
- Jayce McKenzie as Layla
- Aliyah Harris as Hafsa
- Omar Regan as Habib
- Morris Seng as Fasid
Production
editThe Time Hoppers project originated as an e-book begun by Dayrit in 2017, inspired by the history of the Silk Road and the Islamic Golden Age. Dayrit and producer Michael Milo later expanded the property into a broader franchise, including a web series and a mobile game released in 2024. According to the Canada Media Fund, the positive response to the game led the filmmakers to pivot from a planned television series to a feature film by late 2024, reusing assets created for the wider franchise. Milo Productions financed the film with its own funds as well as private investment.[2]
Dayrit said the film was created in part to allow Muslim children to see themselves as heroes on screen and to foreground the contributions of Muslim innovators who are rarely highlighted in mainstream family entertainment.[3][4]
Release
editThe film premiered in the Middle East on 30 October 2025, including an Arabic-language version screened in Saudi Arabia.[2] It later received a limited North American theatrical release on 7 and 8 February 2026, with Fathom Entertainment booking the film into hundreds of theatres in the United States and Landmark Cinemas showing it in Canada.[3][6] Press coverage described it as the first Muslim-made animated feature to receive a nationwide theatrical release in the United States.[3]
The film opened in UK cinemas on 17 April 2026.[1][7] On 18 March 2026, Vision Films announced that the film would receive a US transactional video-on-demand release on 31 March 2026.[8]
Reception
editAccording to Box Office Mojo, Time Hoppers: The Silk Road grossed $1.18 million worldwide.[9]
Critical response was mixed. Writing for The Guardian, Catherine Bray praised the film's educational material and historical setting, but criticised its animation and dialogue.[7] Alan Ng of Film Threat gave the film a score of 7/10, describing it as a promising beginning for a wider series while also arguing that its central characters needed stronger development.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Time Hoppers: The Silk Road". Time Hoppers. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Yu, Andrea (31 March 2026). "Time Hoppers: from e-Book to franchise". Canada Media Fund. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Kuziez, Ulaa (6 February 2026). "'Time Hoppers' movie a first for Muslims on the animated big screen". Religion News Service. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Ng, Alan (16 March 2026). "Time Hoppers: The Silk Road". Film Threat. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Time Hoppers: The Silk Road - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Milo Productions Selects Fathom Entertainment to Bring Time Hoppers: The Silk Road to Theatres Nationwide on February 7-8, 2026; Landmark Industry-First for a Muslim Animated Feature Film". Fathom Entertainment. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 Bray, Catherine (13 April 2026). "Time Hoppers: The Silk Road review – plucky kids' time travel yarn takes in medieval Baghdad". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Vision Films Announces VOD Release of Successful Animated Feature Film 'Time Hoppers: The Silk Road' From MuslimKids.TV". PR Newswire. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Time Hoppers: The Silk Road". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 April 2026.