A TALE OF TWO CRUEL RULERS

ANIMATION

A fairy-tale rhyme about two cruel rulers, who, in their attempts to share power, decomposed their peasants to bones for easier counting.

Anastasia Rykova- DIRECTOR

Anastasia Rykova is a visual development artist, illustrator and a filmmaker with an interest in art direction. Coming from a Fine Arts background, she sees animation as a unique form of art with the most powerful tools for self-expression. Art always served as a healing mechanism for Anastasia, and animation is not an exception. Every message and emotion has its perfect storytelling form, and she got into the animation industry with a desire to learn the forms she lacked in Fine Arts.

directors statement

“The Tale of Two Cruel Rulers” is a reflection of the deepest shock and grief war can bring. It’s a universal story, an abstract cautionary tale, about men who wage wars but do not suffer the consequences. The main message is: "Nobody wins in wars". The film is made to reflect the tragedy of war and how meaningless and cruel it is.