Released on = February 8, 2006, 10:18 pm

Press Release Author = David Kaplan/Kodiak Resource Development

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = 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
Treadwell's passion for bears, delving into details of Treadwell's life and
outlining the personal cause that ultimately led to his death. Now, several
filmmakers are trying to present Treadwell's 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 Treadwell's 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.



Press Release Body = Film Review by Alaskan Author, Nick Jans




\"Deadly Passion\" is a thorough, fair, and artful examination of the circumstances
surrounding the death of California bear activist Timothy Treadwell and his
companion Amie Huguenard. Rather than sensational, the approach is thoughtful and
journalistic--a series of interviews by Alaskans who knew Timothy, interspersed with
footage of Katmai bears. This 37-minute documentary by Kodiak resident David Kaplan
and Stefan Quinth offers a unique Alaskan perspective which is far more objective
than Werner Herzog\'s \"Grizzly Man.\" And overall, \"Deadly Passion\" is less judgmental
in its approach, as well as more compassionate. I highly recommend this film.

--Nick Jans, author of The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell\'s Fatal Obsession with
Alaskan Bears



Web Site = http://www.cameraq.com

Contact Details = David Kaplan 418 A Lilly Drive Kodiak, Alaska 99615 email:
krd@ak.net