Directed and animated by James M. Boekbinder, Netherlands.

The film is based on the Russian folk story ›Kolobok‹, about a roll that runs away to keep from being eaten. In the film, the forest has been replaced with the Soviet subway, where the animals all have menial jobs. The concept art, storyboards and backgrounds developed the style of all of the environments and settings in the film. All of these were executed in ink and watercolor, full-sized renderings. In addition, a complete, start-to-finish color design was created in advance to make a perfect match between digitally created elements and handcreated elements. The film won a prize for Best Debut Film at the Message to Man Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003, and the Grand Prix at the International Animation Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2004.

Tatyana Yassievich did art direction, color design, and more than 700 background paintings for this film.

Film on Vimeo (prefaced by the interview with director on Dutch TV)