“UNSEEN”: Northern Cyprus athletes get their own documentary — trailer out, premiere set for 1 November in London

The official trailer for “UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus”, a documentary dedicated to athletes of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, was released by BRT on 27 October. The film premieres in London on 1 November, with a full screening on 9 November.

The documentary looks at the limits Turkish Cypriot athletes face in competing internationally, the place of women in sport, and how young talents try to reach world-level competition. About 20 people from athletics, tennis, boxing, basketball, wheelchair basketball, volleyball, open-water swimming, motorsport and football take part.

Those featured include Olympic high jumper Buse Savaşkan, U18 European 800 m champion Ada Kafa, two-time EuroLeague champion Erten Gazi and professional boxer Sugar Atahasan, as well as Hasan Gazioğlu, president of the TRNC Tennis Federation, Ahmet Akdeniz, president of the Disabled Sports Federation, and Orçun Kamalı, president of the TRNC National Olympic Committee.

The film is backed by the “Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus” campaign and made by the team behind “Offside: The Untold Story of Sports in the TRNC”, which is now available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.