KARSARDAHAN

In Competition

Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 6 p.m.
GSU Auditorium, Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

Directed by Alkim Un
Documentary / 29 minutes / 20087 / Turkey / In English

Festivals and Awards

Turkish Radio Television Documentary Competition, First Prize in the Professional Category (2009)

Synopsis

The idea of the film “Karsardahan” was shaped in Ardahan Province of Turkey in 2003 on a snowy winter day. Film’s story is inspired by the vast and unique habitats of the northeast Anatolia and the film came into life in 2005 by the support of Small Investments Fund of UNDP and BTC Co. The film was completed in 2007.

Kars-Ardahan Plateau serves as of one of the untouched habitats of Turkey with its wide plains, rivers and wildlife species such as wolf and fox. Its wetlands, lakes and pine forests help enrich its fauna and especially endemic flora. The documentary is pointing at the interaction of wildlife and local communities, destruction of habitats in recent years, threats to the wildlife and importance of sustainable environmental management.

Alkim Un

Alkim Ün

Alkım Ün was born in 1977 in Isparta and graduated from Biology Education in the Middle East Technical University in 2002. He started his film career after taking nature and wildlife photographs. By making short docs since 2000, he continually grew his competencies year by year till he founded his own production company in 2008.

Selected Filmography:

Target: Zero Extinction: Produced 5 short films under ‘Target: Zero Extinction’ campaign of Nature Society supported by UNDP, broadcasted on CNN Türk and İz TV.
Regional Environmental Centre (REC) Turkey Promotion film (Director)
Yanmış Kentin Delikanlısı – Kamil Öge