Evening showing: Thursday, August 31st at 7:00 pm
Chef, Megan Fisher from The Kitchen
Matinee: Friday, September 1st at 1:30 pm
Director(s): Otto Bell
Language: Kazahk, English
Country: UK, Mongolia, USA
Awards: 22 nominations and 9 wins, nominated for 1 BAFTA award
Rating: G
Runs: 1 hr 20 mins
Film website
This spellbinding documentary follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old nomadic Mongolian girl who is fighting to become the first female eagle hunter in twelve generations of her Kazakh family. Through breathtaking aerial cinematography and intimate verite footage, the film captures her personal journey while also addressing universal themes like female empowerment, the natural world, coming of age and the onset of modernity.