The film tells the story of a craftsman’s creativity and his connection to a tree that extracts an invisible form from a material substance. The act of creating by a human being is subject to the power of the substance that governs the carver independently determining the result. The subjectivity of nature is also manifested in the film through chemical damage – images and memory are absorbed and disappear behind the veil. The original story dates from the 70s and belongs to an unknown amateur filmmaker Victor Kyzyma from the village of Blahovishchenske, Kirovohrad Region, where a film studio operated at the collective farm. Found in 2017, the 16mm film was completely destroyed by lime. It was restored by the City Media Archive, and the directors Oleg Chorny and Gennadiy Khmaruk created their own editing. New music is written by composer Oleksiy Miryukov and sound director Andriy Ryzhov.

BY  Oleg Gennadiy Chorny Khmaruk (UA)


Oleg Chorny. Born in 1963. Graduated from the film director’s department of the State Institute of Theatre and cinema in 1985. Worked at the Olexander Dovzhenko State Film Studio in Kyiv, various governmental and non-governmental film and video studios. Shot a number of feature shorts, documentaries, ecological and promo films and musical video clips. He is member of the Ukrainian Filmmakers Union and Ukrainian Film Academy. His short feature movies and documentaries participated at the programs at the Ukrainian and international festivals