The Adventures of Vakula the Smith

4 minute sandanimation about love, life & death.

Every day, almost every adult faces situations in which they inevitably begin to feel negative emotions. It often begins with waking up with an annoying warbling alarm, followed by transport, where is so many people in a hurry, and after all this the working day begins with the inherent responsibility and stress. And it is possible not to be nervous?

A penetrating and psychologically subtle story of one separation and what remains after it. How much a letter, which never saw the light, meant in the life of a loving couple? The palette of the human senses comes alive with graceful images. The beauty of the figure, a variety of techniques and mesmerizing melody of musical accompaniment subdued the jury of Animated Film Festival in Minsk in 1987, in Czechoslovakia and in Kyiv.

The Cossacks become involved in a dispute between the gods Zeus and Mars. Zeus wants to set up the Olympic games, while Mars wants to undermine him and start more wars. The Kozaks help Zeus and challenge Mars at the Games.

The old Cossack had a dunce son. And one day he decides to send him for training and re-education to the wizard Okh for a whole year.

The final episode, released after the fall of the Soviet Union, features the Cossacks as the parents of an entire children’s hockey team. While hosting the Canadian hockey team, they have to thwart their former pirate enemies once again.

One decent citizen was having lunch and indifferently looking at the fish in his aquarium. But suddenly a real monster emerged from the muddy water. However, unwillingness to strain even to save his own life led the hero to slavery. Or maybe nothing has really changed in his life?

Three Cossacks preparing for a meal and gather to smoke their pipes as their meal cooks. Out of tobacco, one of them goes off to investigate smoke on the horizon. He is captured by foreign invaders and must be rescued by his friends.

A morning tram over-occupied with passengers, but more and more people are trying to get in there. Inside, the life fountains. Someone talks about their troubles with children, somebody experiences a personal trauma, others can not stand up to quarrel, neighbors discuss a TV-series... All the events where usually, at least in the days this cartoon was created, common Ukrainians are involved in on their way to job-places is shown in this curious, vivid and witty claymation.

Away from people, animals, forests and fields stood a very tall tree. It did not need anyone, it was completely indifferent to everyone. Once a cat wanted to learn the style of life of the tree, which has allowed her to stay near it, so that she could take over its attitude to everything around. But eventually the cat affects the tree as well...

A story about an agile Cossack named Aeneas. His free and peaceful life was disturbed by the goddess Juno, who did not like our hero and tried with all her might to torment him. Driven by her, Aeneas managed to cope with many difficulties, pass through the fires of hell and even cheat death itself. But the exciting adventures of the Cossack did not end there.

One guardian angel has got a difficult ward, completely unwilling to take care of himself. He practically throws himself under the wheels of a car while crossing the road in the wrong place, and then drinks exorbitant amounts of alcohol. The heavenly protector drives the man home, holding and protecting him. But should not the person himself think about his future sometimes?

A little girl is walking in the forest while singing a song. All the forest dwellers like the song, and everyone sings it in their own way.

Five short stories that clearly demonstrate the impact a simple word has on people.

This story will shed light on the fact why a firtree does not have usual leaves but the number of needles. It is because the nature had to protect the tree from invasions of a cunning villain. This helped the tree to defeat the mercenary invader but changed the appearance of the forest beauty forever.

An old man decides to get married. He doesn't want to marry an old woman, but wants a young girl instead. She rejects his proposal and the old woman feels sorry for him.