In the beginning there was nothing but the endless sea. On this sea, in a boat, God was sailing. One day, from his reflection, out of sea depths the devil emerged. Soon after they started to create the world together, quickly falling into conflict, which continues to this day. “The Creation” is the first animation depicting the Slavic myth of creation. The screenplay was based on folk stories as well as on reconstructions of prominent historians and culture researchers. The film was made by a team of two people using the paint-on-glass animation technique.

Inspired by Stefan Lindemann music piece “Intrada E Danza,” the video shows a story of pilgrims who want to reach the top of Holy Mountain inhabited by God himself; as it turns out, it is not an easy trip….

A long, long time ago, in the meadows of paradise, God was grazing his sheep. The devil grazed his goats nearby and wanted to take the sheep from God. The plot of the story is based on folk tales explaining this incredibly important fact from the devil’s life.