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Kirill Sokolov to direct animated feature Alone in the Ocean
The film will adapt the autobiographical book by Soviet oceanographer Slava Kurilov, who escaped the U.S.S.R. in 1974 by swimming to the Philippines.
The short version
- Filmmaker Kirill Sokolov is set to direct his first animated feature, adapting Soviet oceanographer Slava Kurilov's autobiographical book about escaping the Soviet Union.
- Originally developed as a live-action project, the film will instead use a combination of mixed-media animation techniques to depict both physical reality and internal experiences.
- The production companies are currently seeking additional European partners as development moves forward.
Key facts
- Kirill Sokolov has been signed to direct "Alone in the Ocean," an animated feature based on the 1974 escape of Soviet oceanographer Slava Kurilov.[Variety]
- Kurilov escaped the U.S.S.R. by jumping from a Soviet cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean and swimming for nearly three days before reaching Siargao in the Philippines.[Variety]
- The movie is being backed by production companies Lazy Sunday and The Media Company, with Artem Vasilyev, Roman Borisevich, and Didier Lupfer producing.[Variety]
- The film will combine multiple visual techniques, including live-action footage, motion capture, rotoscoping, 2D and 3D animation, and water simulation.[Variety]
- Roman Sokolov, who has previously collaborated with Academy Award-nominated animator Konstantin Bronzit, will serve as the film's art director.[Variety]