Anastasia Stavinova-Vasilyeva

The first episode of the animated series about the adventures of Krosh, Hedgehog, Kopatych, Owl and other inhabitants of Chamomile Valley was released in 2003. The film shows the kitchen of the St. Petersburg studio where the series is being created, and its numerous team, from directors to animators and voice actors, in the process of working on the anniversary season.

Do the inhabitants of a natural world untouched by humans have a sense of beauty? Told in the first person, this essay film is woven from the memories of a man who has devoted his life to filming wildlife. Through these reflections, he seeks an answer to this question.