The Book of the Sea
85 mins
In the frigid waters off of Russia’s Bering Strait, Inuit and Chukchi hunters today still seek out the giant sea mammals that have provided their people with food since time immemorial. It is known, that the whale hunting today is controversial and subject to international criticism and regulations. But the Inuit and Chukchi hunt is permitted by international law because of the whaling is the foundation of their culture and their life.
The contemporary story of elders Aleksandr and Aleksei blends seamlessly with that of “the woman who gave birth to a whale” and other ancient myths, told here in vivid animation, in this ongoing struggle for survival and preservation of a traditional lifestyle in one of the most remote places on earth.
Tatyana Achirgina
Production Coordinator
Aleksei Ottoi
Production Consultant
Aleksei Pochivalov
Screenplay
Olga Rogova
Production Design
Margarita Zinovyeva-Shramkovskaya
Production Design
Natalya Akashkina
Production Design
Ivan Verbitskiy
Digital Compositor
Sergei Borisov
Digital Compositor
Aleksei Pochivalov
Production Design
Aleksandr Smirnov
Digital Compositor
Dmitriy Lazarev
Animation
Mariya Chayka
Production Design
Aleksei Pochivalov
Animation
Yuliya Pochivalova
Production Design
Olga Rogova
Animation
Aleksei Pochivalov
Digital Compositor
Sergey Ovcharenko
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Aleksei Dolmat
Colorist
Svetlana Yakovleva
Executive Producer
Konstantin Larionov
Title Designer
Timur Ibatullin
Sound Effects
Vyacheslav Makaryev
Director of Photography
Lyudmila Veber
Executive Producer
Yuliya Trofimenko
Editor
Mariya Ushenina
Sound Director
Alexandr Tavrizyan
Original Music Composer