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