"Life in Limbo", a documentary short about Hasankeyf, Turkey

How would you feel if the only home you knew had its very existence threatened? Life in Limbo is a portrait of life in the town of Hasankeyf, Southeastern Turkey. This dramatic town of caves is located near the borders of Iraq and Syria and was once a part of many empires, from the Romans to the Persians. It has been inhabited since the 9th Century B.C. and is considered an archaeological treasure since it is the finest example of a medieval city in the region. Hasankeyf has endured upheavals through the centuries but it now faces a seemingly insurmountable threat to its survival; a proposed dam on the Tigris River that will submerge the town. Through a combination of verite scenes, lyrical landscape images and interviews, Hasankeyf will be revealed as a town of long traditions , an archaeological treasure and finally, a community that is fated to be destroyed.

www.hasankeyffilm.com

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Hasankeyf
• Turkey
• archaeology
• Tigris River
• dams
• Ilisu Dam. Kurds
• water

[212Films]

You can see the entire film on the website for SNAGFILMS. (I am having trouble adding the link but you just need to search "Life in Limbo" on their site.)

[Unilka]

who has done this documentary? i loved the shootage well done!

[acerb45666555]

they will build that dam. theres nothing you can do. these fancy business boys in suits dont care one bit about the amazing history of the lands they try to avoid as they hide in Brusssels pent house apartments!!