The Book of the Sea (2018)
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.
Director:
Alexey Vakhrushev
Writers:
Alexey Pochivalov, Eduard Belyaev, Alexey Vakhrushev.
| Art | Eduard Belyaev | Art Direction |
| Production | Tatyana Achirgina | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Aleksei Ottoi | Production Consultant |
| Writing | Alexey Pochivalov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eduard Belyaev | Screenplay |
| Art | Olga Rogova | Production Design |
| Art | Margarita Zinovyeva-Shramkovskaya | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Alexey Vakhrushev | Digital Compositor |
| Art | Natalya Akashkina | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Ivan Verbitskiy | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Sergei Borisov | Digital Compositor |
| Art | Alexey Pochivalov | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Smirnov | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Dmitriy Lazarev | Animation |
| Art | Mariya Chayka | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Alexey Pochivalov | Animation |
| Art | Yuliya Pochivalova | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Olga Rogova | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Eduard Belyaev | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Alexey Pochivalov | Digital Compositor |
| Sound | Sergey Ovcharenko | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Aleksei Dolmat | Colorist |
| Production | Svetlana Yakovleva | Executive Producer |
| Art | Konstantin Larionov | Title Designer |
| Sound | Timur Ibatullin | Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Svetlana Chesnokova | Animation |
| Art | Svetlana Chesnokova | Production Design |
| Writing | Alexey Vakhrushev | Screenplay |
| Production | Alexey Vakhrushev | Producer |
| Directing | Alexey Vakhrushev | Director |
| Camera | Vyacheslav Makaryev | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ruslan Fedotov | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lyudmila Veber | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Yuliya Trofimenko | Editor |
| Sound | Mariya Ushenina | Sound Director |
| Sound | Alexandr Tavrizyan | Original Music Composer |
