Felix in Exile
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Felix in Exile is a 1994 animated short film by South African artist William Kentridge that uses charcoal drawings to explore memory, loss, and the trauma of apartheid.
All labels observed (1)
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| Felix in Exile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Felix in Exile Context triple: [William Kentridge, notableWork, Felix in Exile]
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A.
The Fox
The Fox is a film featuring Sydney Chaplin, the son of legendary comedian and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.
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B.
The Fox
The Fox was the nickname of Johnny Torrio, an influential early 20th-century Italian-American mobster and mentor to Al Capone who helped shape organized crime in Chicago.
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C.
The Fox
The Fox is a masked vigilante hero from early 20th-century California, best known for fighting injustice with cunning, swordplay, and a distinctive black costume and mask.
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D.
Fate of the Animals
Fate of the Animals is an expressionist painting by German artist Franz Marc, known for its vivid depiction of animals amid a chaotic, apocalyptic landscape.
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E.
Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes is a 1949 historical adventure film set in Renaissance Italy, starring Tyrone Power and Wanda Hendrix in a tale of intrigue, ambition, and romance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Felix in Exile Target entity description: Felix in Exile is a 1994 animated short film by South African artist William Kentridge that uses charcoal drawings to explore memory, loss, and the trauma of apartheid.
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A.
The Fox
The Fox is a film featuring Sydney Chaplin, the son of legendary comedian and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.
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B.
The Fox
The Fox was the nickname of Johnny Torrio, an influential early 20th-century Italian-American mobster and mentor to Al Capone who helped shape organized crime in Chicago.
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C.
The Fox
The Fox is a masked vigilante hero from early 20th-century California, best known for fighting injustice with cunning, swordplay, and a distinctive black costume and mask.
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D.
Fate of the Animals
Fate of the Animals is an expressionist painting by German artist Franz Marc, known for its vivid depiction of animals amid a chaotic, apocalyptic landscape.
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E.
Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes is a 1949 historical adventure film set in Renaissance Italy, starring Tyrone Power and Wanda Hendrix in a tale of intrigue, ambition, and romance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated short film
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experimental film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| animationTechnique |
charcoal drawings
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stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| artMovement |
contemporary South African art
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political art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| creator | William Kentridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
apartheid in South Africa
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post-apartheid transition in South Africa ⓘ |
| director | William Kentridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionContext | museum and gallery screenings ⓘ |
| genre |
animation
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art film ⓘ political film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Felix Teitelbaum
NERFINISHED
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Nandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bodies in the landscape
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political disappearance ⓘ surveying and mapping of land ⓘ |
| language | no dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Felix Teitelbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal response to political violence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of memory and forgetting in relation to apartheid
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hand-drawn charcoal animation style ⓘ use of erasure as a metaphor for historical loss ⓘ |
| partOf | William Kentridge filmography ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Drawings for Projection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMethod | frame-by-frame erasure animation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 8 minutes ⓘ |
| screeningFormat |
16mm film
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video transfer ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | fifth film in the Drawings for Projection series ⓘ |
| setting |
South African landscape
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hotel room ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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exile ⓘ historical erasure ⓘ landscape and memory ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ political violence ⓘ trauma of apartheid ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
charcoal on paper
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pastel on paper ⓘ |
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