Tied to the Sea / Жить морем

Credits

Maxim Ivanov

Director
11/08/1988

Biography

Maxim Ivanov was born in 1988 in Lytkarino city near Moscow. He graduated from from the GITR Film and Television School, majoring in film and television directing in 2001. He has been working in TV since 2006, first as assistant director for the DTV channel, then as editing director for the Rossiya Kul'tura channel. Maxim took part in the launch of the first TV channel in his native city Lytkarino. As a Director he filmed the documentary Landfill on TV channel Russia 2. The program entered the top popular projects of the channel. The program received several awards and prizes. In 2016 he directed short feature film Vitka the Thief and His Uncle Egor, which was awarded at the St. Anna Film Festival. In 2017 Maxim shoot another feature film Passenger, its premiere took place at Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi.

Filmography

2012-2017, 'Polygon', documentary series 2015, 'Unstoppable Max', documentary series 2015, 'Russian construction. Patriot Park' 2015, 'Tank Biathlon. Behind the Scenes', documentary 2015, 'Large Cars. Monsters on Wheels' 2015, 'Large Cars. Desert Conquerors' 2016, 'Airborne Robots', documentary 2015-2017, 'Instaurators', documentary 2016, 'Arinology', documentary series 2016. 'Vitka the Thief and His Uncle Egor', feature film 2017, 'Passenger', feature film

Directors Statement

The main idea of the film "Tied to the Sea" comes from its main characters - sailors who serve and work at Russia's largest processing ship. Their work, which is more than 9 months per year, takes place in difficult conditions in the Far East. Far from the shore and civilization, these people are constantly faced with various kinds of difficulties. And day by day in this struggle their "real" character is revealed. This was the starting point in the creation of the film. Show people's lives in an unusual environment for urban cintizens. Their struggle. Their aspirations. Their significance.