Vladimir Mailian

A Soviet Armenian animation from the glasnost era about cosmonauts invading a serene planet where they pay a price for their cruel actions.

A mouse, more interested in singing than survival, gets into various scrapes in the jungle.

Two cosmonauts arrive on a barren world and begin a clean-up operation. In the course of their duties, they revive the planet’s civilisation and discover the real reason for its devastation- thermonuclear war. Produced after the peak of tensions in the late Cold War, this animated short from Armenfilm reflects a muted optimism that humanity might- just- avoid total destruction. It also demonstrates the strength of animation under the Soviet system, where even the smaller state studios were capable of inventive but technically polished work.

An adult cartoon about an elderly man who travels by train to the "End of the Earth".

Armenfilm's cartoon about nature-lover Garsevan, who encountered hooligan poachers on vacation.

When all the animals have finished building their houses, the little turtle is still making and making his own. He tries to build the most comfortable, solid and beautiful home.

Aging and family memories, grandfather, son and grandson.

The cartoon is based on the wisdom of medieval Armenian fables pictured with the synthesis of modern animation and rock music.

A little liar on the back desk during a geography lesson talks about his summer adventures.

A story about a very lazy man. One day he tricks his friends that he has found gold and mentions a made-up place. What a surprise when they really find it.

A homeless man, starving and losing touch with reality, encounters a woman and spirals into violence and delusion.