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Once Upon a Time There Were Thoughts...

Once Upon a Time There Were Thoughts...

1983 · 11 min · Animation

About thoughts different in character and mood that create a unique atmosphere around. The wonderful idea brings a light disorder, the funny one caused people to enjoy, the evil thought gave suffering, the kind one was healing them from any kind of adversity, but the foolish one often left scratches and bad consequences behind. They all lived fairly close to each other, but at the same time, their interests did not coincide, so sometimes they had to fight...

Directed by Volodymyr Honcharov · Written by Alexander Kostinsky

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