The Girl and the Dragon - Animated Short Film

The graduation short animated film "The Girl and the Dragon" is based on Kalmyk ethnicity and culture. The plot revolves around a Kalmyk legend about a dragon who summoned water, rains, and lightning. The film conveys the atmosphere of a girl's naive love and transforms it into a fairy-tale story about how the dragon abducted her. Author: Violetta Ushanova Supervisor: Ivan Bondarenko Sound Engineer: Anastasia Pristavskaya Music: Arkady Mandzhiev, Oleg Shalburov HSE Art and Design School 2025