SAIGAKI

In 2015, I moved to Kazakhstan to shoot a documentary about amazing Saiga antelopes now facing the threat of extinction.

Around 40 percent of the critically endangered Saiga antelope died in Kazakhstan in May 2015. I was lucky to get insider's information that the die-off is connected to fuel (heptyl) spills after failed launches of Russia’s Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and heavy metals contamination of soil and water in these areas. However, western scientists say there are no data to support this – but have so far failed to discover what is behind the catastrophe.
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In my documentary film "SAIGAKI" I try to discover all aspects of Saiga antelope's life that have great importance for the survival of the species.

  • Pavel Petrovskiy
    Director
  • Pavel Petrovskiy
    Writer
  • Gaukhar Sarkuzhayeva
    Writer
  • Pavel Petrovskiy
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 25, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Kazakhstan
  • Country of Filming:
    Kazakhstan
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director - Pavel Petrovskiy