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The Eagle Huntress
2016 · Film · documentary · 87 min
Directed by Otto Bell
Follow Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rise to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically been handed down from father to son for centuries.
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I happen to be from Kyrgyzstan (but now live in the SF Bay Area). While eagle hunting is fascinating, it's not unique to Kyrgyzstan and is often practiced in Kazakhstan and Mongolia (possibly Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). There was a fascinating documentary about a Mongol girl who went into this sport that is traditionally considered a man's sport (The Eagle Huntress, 2016)