An Agreement in the Forrest

A group of animals forms an alliance to coexist and work together in harmony. This peace is threatened when a fox joins their community, using a barrel organ decorated with a dove to distract the other animals while secretly breaking their treaty.

Released in 1937, this Soviet Union animation was produced by Ukrainfilm. The short film was directed by Yevhen Horbach and Ipolyt Lazarchuk, with a screenplay written by N. Alekseev. It is noted as the first Ukrainian animated feature to incorporate both color and sound. One of its directors, Ipolyt Lazarchuk, later became a central figure in the development of Ukrainian animation following the war. The film has a total runtime of 12 minutes.