Screening of The Eagle Huntress a 2016 documentary directed by Otto Bell and narrated by Daisy Ridley will run through January 5, 2017, at Bertha DocHouse, London.The story revolves around a 13-year-old girl Aishol-pan from a Kazakh family, the first female in 12 generations to become an eagle hunter, a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. The film looks at patriarchy and how Aishol-pan and her family especially her father Nurgaiv challenges it. Featuring magnificent landscapes and cinematography that beautifully depicts the vast expanse of the Mongolian steppe, The Eagle Huntress narrates the story of a young girl’s journey to defy odds and become an Eagle Hunter.The screenings will take place at Bertha DocHouse, Curzon Bloomsbury, The Brunswick Centre, London WC1N 1AW, UK. For details, visit: http://dochouse.org/Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek of the film.
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