Eda Elif Tibet , Director and Cinematography
Currently a graduate research student at the school of anthropology and conservation in University of Kent, Canterbury (UK), I have been carrying out research among the ex cave dwellers of Cappadocia, Central Anatolia (Turkey) since 2009. I seek to understand the consequences and effects of the development of tourism among the households with an emphasis on the sorrounding landscape itself.
What makes Cappadocia and the cave dwelling life more interesting to me other then its stunning moonlike landscape and cave dwelling community, is the (forgotten) intense relationship between the human and non-humans (pigeons and other domesticated animals) which kept the organic living, the sentient ecology and its' special vernacular architecture alive, for centuries. Which is now threatened by the development of international tourism.
I believed, only after establishing strong friendship and trust relationships among the villagers since the last 4 years, that it would be alright to shoot an advocative yet ethnograhpic documentary film ( produced on January 2012) particularly on local perceptions on tourism development.The documentary, other then trying to meet the obligations of academic constraints, is a reflection of my personal journey as a westernly educated native anthropology student who's origins are from the steppes of Cappadocia and futher Anatolia.
E-mail: [email protected]
What makes Cappadocia and the cave dwelling life more interesting to me other then its stunning moonlike landscape and cave dwelling community, is the (forgotten) intense relationship between the human and non-humans (pigeons and other domesticated animals) which kept the organic living, the sentient ecology and its' special vernacular architecture alive, for centuries. Which is now threatened by the development of international tourism.
I believed, only after establishing strong friendship and trust relationships among the villagers since the last 4 years, that it would be alright to shoot an advocative yet ethnograhpic documentary film ( produced on January 2012) particularly on local perceptions on tourism development.The documentary, other then trying to meet the obligations of academic constraints, is a reflection of my personal journey as a westernly educated native anthropology student who's origins are from the steppes of Cappadocia and futher Anatolia.
E-mail: [email protected]
Tufan Bora, Editor
Tufan Bora is a multitalented editor who has worked in different roles throughout the film making industry.He is currently a last year film studies student at the University of Marmara in Istanbul/Turkey. He has worked with professionals in various professions, such as : assistant director, scenarist, cameraman, cinematography. He is also the director of a few award wining short films. Prior to his current studies at the university, he also holds two other degrees on sociology and Radio & TV studies.