As a student and TV producer, he covered two revolutions, ethnic clash, and witnessed turbulent changes happening in his newly independent country of Kyrgyzstan.

[1] After graduating from American University - Central Asia, Akun's advocacy for positive social changes in his country made him direct and produce educational films.

[citation needed] He was commissioned by Swiss Red Cross to write and direct health-related educational films for school children and young people in Kyrgyz countryside.

Follow-up effectiveness evaluations showed that, for instance, a fictionalized educational film on dental health were successful with number of children brushing their teeth twice a day growing from 37% to 71%.

During the theatre release, pirates leaked the film[4] but were stopped by Akun's company and Intellectual Property Agency Kyrgyz Patent.