The Tram #9 Was Going

The Tram #9 Was Going 2002

6.50

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

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

Guest

Guest 1990

3.00

In a strange alien landscape, its denizens receive a visit from an alien visitor who isn't what he seems.

1990

Hrytsko’s Easter Eggs

Hrytsko’s Easter Eggs 1995

7.00

In anticipation of the great Christian holiday of Easter, one of the boys wanted to get ready for it by making painted eggs himself, as required by a long-standing tradition. But he took eggs from a hen that was hatching her children. Falling asleep, Hrytsko saw a strange dream. Based on a fairy tale by Oleksandr Oles.

1995

Lip the Airplane

Lip the Airplane 2000

6.00

The life and adventures of an airplane Lip, who wanted to travel far beyond the oceans to view the different states and their customs. But he was not trusted to do such important and long voyages, which, of course, made Lip upset. Then one day he had to save passengers having earned universal recognition and respect.

2000

Pumpkin Walks Around the Garden

Pumpkin Walks Around the Garden 1997

8.00

A humorous story-musical about a pumpkin, the host of a vegetable garden, his wife and many relatives and friends. They all live nearby and often solve some of their living problems. Cucumbers want to play, and the carrot-girls are waiting for worthy suitors. Here there are festivals and folk rituals and the work around which life revolves of vegetable villagers.

1997

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

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

The Little Mitten

The Little Mitten 1996

6.00

Once in winter a gray mouse ran through the forest. She was cold, so she was very glad when someone had dropped a mitten on the ground. Having climbed inside and warmed up, someone suddenly knocked at it. It turned out that many more animals also needing warmth and comfort will visit the mitten.

1996

Pokrovo-Pokrivonko…

Pokrovo-Pokrivonko… 1997

1

The girl Hanusya and her younger brother Andriyko lived in the village, whose mother was taken captive by the Horde, and whose father, who went to free her, also disappeared. The Cossack Stepan is courting Hanusya, but she promised to marry only after the return of her parents. All three find themselves in danger, because they are pursued by the devil, who was driven out of hell by Satan himself, having ordered to harm at least one human soul.

1997

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

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

The Goat and the Sheep

The Goat and the Sheep 1994

1

A mistress got angry with a sheep and a goat and threw them out the door and said that they no longer dared to show up on the doorstep. What should this a little clumsy and cowardly couple do? So they went to look for a shelter. Funny, mysterious and unexpected adventures will fall out on the buddies’ road, and they will handle with all of them and even make friends with their brethren.

1994

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

The Hunt

The Hunt 1992

1

Bunny invites his craven friend Rabbit on an unusual hunt. This time they will be the hunters. The main thing is that the wind blows in their direction. Last time, the Bunny and his friends on such a "hunt" baited the Bear himself!

1992

Iron Wolf

Iron Wolf 1999

6.00

One day, a son of a king went for a ride in the woods. He fell asleep and didn’t notice he was deep in the forest, where the iron wolf lives. The angry roar and the gnashing of steel jaws awakened him, and he broke into a run to save himself from the dreadful monster.

1999

Stone Stories

Stone Stories 1991

1

Stone Stories is a collection of short animations about the stone structure. Follow the stories to see how the stones found their dictator and how a bohatyr couldn’t read inscriptions of the stones.

1991

It Was Boring…

It Was Boring… 1991

5.50

A schoolboy is able to see real miracles in everyday routine. He is never separated from his faithful cat and shares with the red purr all the little adventures that happen to him, and sometimes even troubles. What awaits these faithful friends?

1991

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