About

Danko Studios was formed as a production company whose mission is to produce engaging and provocative film, television, music and digital media projects that will inspire, empower and entertain all audiences. Our goal is to enrich and enhance the lives of our viewers, provoke their imagination, or just touch them in a way where they can live each day filled with a sense of wonderment and gratitude.

Danko Studios is inspired from a Russian fairy tale called "Danko and His Fiery Heart" (see below) written by Maxim Gorsky. After reading this story, a dormant, creative spirit was awakened and the desire to produce compelling entertainment, find and work with the unsung heroes in this industry to create inspiring and entertaining projects for our and future generations.

"Danko and His Fiery Heart"

A tribe of strong men, with their families, were forced by their enemies to retreat into the depths of an old dark forest filled with swamps. Every day spent lost, wandering aimlessly in the forest weakened their faith. They were on the verge of surrendering to their enemy, exhausted from living in despair, resigned to live in slavery.

Danko loved his people very much. He knew that there must be a way out of the dark and hostile forest. He bravely led the people deeper inside, hoping to find a way out. After weeks lost in the forest, his followers started to grumble. Fueled by fear and darkness, frustration and anger grew among them. Danko looked at the people and saw only hatred in their faces. Despite the fear and pain a flame of desire to save them flared up in his heart.

"This flame of love for his people became stronger and stronger, and suddenly, loudly, his heart, and his voice overpowering the sound of thunder, Danko exclaimed: 'What shall I do to save my people?' He tore apart his chest, tore out his heart and raised it high over his head. It blazed like the sun, even brighter than the sun, and the forest, stunned by this overwhelming love for the people, became quiet, shrank into nothingness and opened a way out of the darkness."

Danko ran forward, holding high his burning heart, lighting the road for his people, and they rushed after him. Suddenly, the forest ended, and they emerged into an ocean of sunshine and fresh air, cleansed by the rain. Danko looked at the free land, laughed proudly and suddenly fell dead to the ground. The happy people, filled with great hopes and expectations, ran past his body. They did not even notice Danko's death and did not see that next to his body his brave heart still burned brightly. Only one person noticed it, and fearfully, stomped on the proud heart and extinguished its flame.