The Tram #9 Was Going

The Tram #9 Was Going 2002

6.60

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.

2002

Viy

Viy 1996

7.30

Three friends lived in a Ukrainian village. They were not rich, so they were happy to take up the proposed small job. They had to go to another village at a dark night. On the way, they saw a small farmhouse and a cottage, where they decided to spend the night. Thus very strange mystical events began.

1996

Poplar Tree

Poplar Tree 1996

7.50

A beautiful and hard-working girl lived in a Ukrainian village. She fell in love with a guy, but he was destined to die, and the girl has to hide from courtship and matchmaking of bothersome suitors. Her heart did not lie to any of them, and she decided to turn to a healer for help. What will be the fate of a young Ukrainian woman? The film is based on the poem by Taras Shevchenko.

1996

Eneida

Eneida 1991

7.60

A mock-heroic 1798 poem Eneida is magnum opus of the first modern Ukrainian writer Ivan Kotliarevsky. It's a parody of Virgil's Aeneid, where Kotliarevsky transformed the Trojan heroes into Ukrainian Cossacks.

1991

A Christmas Tale

A Christmas Tale 1993

7.00

On the eve of Christmas, the tears of the poor girl Marusia melted the cold and indifferent heart of the wealthy landlord. Based on the fairy tale “Tear” by the Ukrainian writer Marko Cheremshyna.

1993

Ku...

Ku... 2001

6.30

In old forgotten place an evil and insidious Koshchiy the Immortal lived. He lived his days among gray mists and vicious howls of unknown animals. There was no longer a magical cat who sang songs and recited poetry, a mermaid died, like many other fairytale characters. There was only him, a miserable old man.

2001

We Are Men!

We Are Men! 1992

4.33

The collection of miniatures. The first is called "Glasses" and it deals with how a man with poor eyesight once ordered the glasses at his wife’s insistance. His sight came back to him, and with it the ability to see what dowdy and ugly his wife is and how uncomfortable their house is. In such a situation, he chose not to wear glasses. Thumbnails "Othello" and "Big and small" are also about the relationship between men and women.

1992

How the Cossacks Played Hockey

How the Cossacks Played Hockey 1995

6.60

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.

1995

Love and Death of the Ordinary Potato

Love and Death of the Ordinary Potato 1990

6.50

The life story of a potato, which was born in one of the fields and then was taken to the city along with her other counterparts. Once in the apartment, she oversees the life and atmosphere of the new place. The potatoes meets a knife and falls in love with him at first sight...

1990

Guest

Guest 1990

5.00

In a strange alien landscape, its denizens receive a visit from an alien visitor who isnt what he seems

1990

Lezhen

Lezhen 2013

6.00

The prince and his courtiers, dwelling in a castle near Lviv, suffer from an infestation of evil spirits who try to survive them. The last hope turns out to be the lazy grandson of the old economy. Lezhen does nothing but read books and eat dumplings. Then the prince promises to give him a daughter who can cook the hero's favorite dish as his wife if the man will kick the evil out of the castle.

2013

Seven Mothers of Semen Synyeborodko

Seven Mothers of Semen Synyeborodko 1992

1

Feeling hungry, a young boy Semen and his father went to the kitchen to get some food, but all they found was empty pans and a note from his mother, saying that she couldn't live that way anymore. Due to the everlasting feeling of hunger, Semen’s father embarked on a search of a new mother.

1992

The Prize

The Prize 1992

1

Animation based on the fairy tale of the English writer Donald Bisset about the horse Reggie and the dog Blacky, who dreamed of running fast.

1992

Compromix

Compromix 2002

1

When white spots appear on a black background to symbolize light and fire, the battle begins between two principles, traditionally represented by the opposing colors. Their fight is filled with whimsical drawings and designs, and music helps to clearly capture the growing anxiety. But maybe they both will not be able to defeat each other, so it's time to compromise?

2002

Yulia's Birthday

Yulia's Birthday 1994

7.25

A modern fairy tale about a girl who is looking for her lost soul. First love, jealousy, death – everything can be found in this fantastic animation movie. Julia's fiance died tragically. Having grieved a little, Julia decided to get married again. But the dead bridegroom returned for Julia's soul. In order to save her soul, the girl had to go to the other world.

1994

Love Story

Love Story 1992

1

Worm, trying to save himself from death, accidentally ends up in a cinema watching a frank film for adults. Since then, he is obsessed with the idea of finding a lover. First, he chooses a ladybug, who actually turns out to be a man, reacting aggressively to the worm's courtship. But this is only the beginning of the search...

1992

The Cat and the Rooster

The Cat and the Rooster 1991

7.00

A Rooster and a Cat lived in a cabin in the forest. The smart and resourceful Cat was an earner, going away in the morning and leaving the hardworking Rooster to do household chores. And everything would be well with them, if a Fox had not got into the habit to visit them dreaming to steal the rustic and unsophisticated Rooster.

1991

Kobzar 2015

Kobzar 2015 2017

7.30

In the adaptation of a poem by Taras Shevchenko in the last third of XVIII a small fraction of 300 Cossacks who were enslaving their own people for Turkey and were executed by other Zaporizhian Sich Cossacks are reanimated as living dead at one cold night.

2017

The Crocodile

The Crocodile 1991

6.20

This story is full of images and context, even though it is a simple story about a crocodile that ate a disagreeable man, it turns out that also addresses the problem of property and economic principles. Of course, all this is done to give a humorous effect, denouncing the social order, which may be contrary to the common sense.

1991