Semen Huietskyi

The Magic Ring

The greatest achievement of Ukrainian animation in the 1930s was the epic animated film "The Magic Ring", an independent director's work by Semen Huietskyi. The epic animated film, unfortunately, has not been preserved, we only have Borys Kryzhanivskyi's impressions: "It was really beautifully made. With great taste, without sentimentality and excessive stylization. In the film, the approaches to the creation of national cartoons in the form of cartoons, which have their roots in folk art, were clarified. But the film "The Magic Ring" was declared a manifestation of "Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism" and put on the shelf. The director had to leave the studio."

Tuk-Tuk and His Friend Zhuk

A boy named Tuk and his dog Zhuk have a vegetable garden, but their harvest is in danger from Pig and Fox who are looking for a quick profit.

Tuk-Tuk and His Friend Zhuk

A boy named Tuk and his dog Zhuk have a vegetable garden, but their harvest is in danger from Pig and Fox who are looking for a quick profit.

Murzilka in Africa

A group of Soviet children, together with Murzilka, go to Africa to free the Negro girl Kane from captivity. Overcoming difficulties and obstacles, they wrest Kane from the grip of the oppressor-colonizer.

Murzilka in Africa

A group of Soviet children, together with Murzilka, go to Africa to free the Negro girl Kane from captivity. Overcoming difficulties and obstacles, they wrest Kane from the grip of the oppressor-colonizer.