Showreel of an upcoming documentary about climate change on the Karakoram and Himalayan ranges.
An Italian-born filmmaker, Niccolo Piazza, is preparing to release The Karakoram Anomaly, a documentary examining life, culture, and heritage in Baltistan and the Hunza Valley, locations in Pakistan's mountainous northern regions, against a broader backdrop of climate change. The Karakoram and Western Himalaya mountain ranges are part of this area, and it holds one of the largest stores of glacier water outside of the Poles; hence, the local community's livelihoods may be directly affected by man-made changes to the environment.
Hidden among some of the tallest peaks in the world, Baltistan and the Hunza valley are historically, culturally and environmentally unique: the mountains here hold the largest amount of glacier water outside the Poles, and the locals' livelihoods have been depending on it for centuries.
Showing the culture and lifestyle of the people living in the Pakistan northern areas. This region, on the border between Pakistan, China, and India, is a prime example of the kind of irreplaceable human heritage that is at risk of being lost because of climate change. The film explores the local culture, its rich history, and its miraculously-successful symbiotic relationship with the mountains and the glaciers.
Filmed by Niccolo Piazza on RED Scarlet-X at 4K.
Screening on September 9, 2013

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