Duration: | 2 hours 30 minutes |
The Eagle Huntress tells the story of Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl who is training to becoming the first female eagle huntress in twelve generations of her Kazakh family, carrying on a tradition passed down from father to son for centuries.
The Eagle Huntress, directed by Otto Bell. USA/UK/Mongolia, 2016. 88'. Original soundtrack with Spanish subtitles
Followed by a discussion with Eduardo de Juana (ornithologist and former chair of SEO/BirdLife) and Carmen Arnau Muro (anthropologist and chair of the Foundation for the Study and Dissemination of Siberian and Central Asian Cultures).