The animated fairy tale tells the story of a woodcutter who cuts down a forest, carves a forest maiden out of one of the trunks and suddenly realises that he has served an evil master all his life. At the last moment, he defies fate and saves the revived tree. The artwork is based on the traditions of Czech puppet film. The plot is underscored by the haunting music of an acoustic guitar.
Crew
Karel Mařík
Director, Screenplay, Story, Animation, Art Direction
Miroslav Pavlík
Editor, Director of Photography
Pavel Plachta
Assistant Director
Jindřich Sládek
Producer
Jan Novotný
Production Design
Dominik Pecka
Sound
Jaroslav Hudec
Original Music Composer
Eva Zavadilová
Art Designer
Lenka Křížová
Art Designer
Zdena Tošnerová
Art Designer