On October 7, 2003 the world learned of the gruesome deaths of Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard who had been mauled to death and partially eaten by the very bears they sought to study and protect in Katmai National Park, Alaska. This story unfolded in newspapers and magazines across the globe, reporting Treadwells passion for bears, delving into details of Treadwells life and outlining the personal cause that ultimately led to his death. Now, several filmmakers are trying to present Treadwells life and death to a wider audience on the big screen and on television, each taking a different perspective on who Treadwell was and what his life stood for. Hollywood, The Discovery Channel, Werner Herzog, and two Kodiak documentary filmmakers have released or announced production. David Kaplan (Kodiak Resource Development) and Stefan Quinth (Camera Q) have collaborated in the film production of Deadly Passion The Timothy Treadwell Tragedy. This film will counter the inclination to mythologize Treadwell in death. The documentary aims to objectively examine the causes of Treadwells death, looking at what most likely happened. To gather first-hand material for the film, Kaplan and Quinth filmed exclusively in Katmai National Park, Alaska in 2004, capturing the bears and filming where Treadwell communed with these 1,000-pound animals. 

For more information contact: David Kaplan email: krd@ak.net or visit Camera Q www.cameraq.com