Get your teachers guide to the new film the eagle huntress. Nov 02, 2016 a hit at the sundance and telluride film festivals, the eagle huntress has been shaped with wide accessibility in mind. The eagle huntress is an exciting new film based on the real life story of a yearold mongolian girl named aisholpan as she sets out become an eagle huntera great honor that is usually only bestowed upon boys and men in her kazahk culture. Two cinematographers and three quarters of a tonne of photographic equipment, including the latest stabilized drone technology make this a must see film. The eaglenapping involves climbing down the side of a cliff. Copresenting the oscar for best animated feature film, he acknowledged the current tension with the trump administration over immigration issues, specifically as they pertained to mexico. Her family, like others in her community, maintain a tradition in teaching the male members to capture a young eagle and train it to hunt for food and fur for the family. An animated feature based on the documentary the eagle huntress. In addition to being an inspiring and heartwarming tale, it. An inspiring figure, her empowering story surely belongs to the whole world sight and sound.
Jan 29, 2016 eagle huntress is divided into roughly three sections. We take a look at inspiring new documentary the eagle huntress, and the unconventional path it took to the screen. The eagle huntress, a skyhigh documentary salute to girl power, is at its best when it soars with a purity of purpose while propelled by a humbly determined yearold mongolian girl on the brink of breaking through an ancient gender divide. We loved the music, narration, cinematography, but most importantly, the main character herself. The 2017 academy awards ceremony was a largely apolitical affair, but gael garcia bernal changed that. Nov 17, 2016 the eagle huntress is an exciting new film based on the real life story of a yearold mongolian girl named aisholpan as she sets out become an eagle huntera great honor that is usually only bestowed upon boys and men in her kazahk culture. The eagle huntress follows aisholpan, a yearold girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an. The eagle huntress is one of the best dramadocumentary films that i have seen.
A hit at the sundance and telluride film festivals, the eagle huntress has been shaped with wide accessibility in mind. A young woman living in the mountains of mongolia dreams of becoming her nations first female eagle hunter. We take a look at inspiring new documentary the eagle. The eagle huntress dvd release date february 7, 2017. The eagle huntress follows aisholpan, a yearold girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an eagle hunter mymovies, trailer, 2016. The eagle huntress a sony pictures classics release. A riteofpassage movie about a girls dreams of being the first female to enter the golden eagle competition is pleasantly feelgood, plus its narrated by star wars daisy ridley. Set against the breathtaking expanse of the mongolian steppe, the eagle huntress features some of the most aweinspiring.
Firstly, agalai and aisholpan have to cull a young and wild female eagle from a nest perched high up a mountainside before the girl gets to. The eagle huntress official hd trailer 2016 youtube. This spellbinding documentary follows aisholpan, a yearold nomadic mongolian girl who is fighting to become the first female eagle hunter in twelve generations of her kazakh family. The film follows her as she rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. Aug 08, 2016 the eagle huntress follows aisholpan, a yearold girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an eagle hunter mymovies, trailer, 2016.
Her story will encourage girls to see that there doesnt have to be any limit to what they can accomplish and. By her side are her two faithful companions, a majestic golden eagle chick that she is about transform into a mighty pursuer of prey and her. Breaking traditional gender roles with the eagle huntress 09 dec 2016 by joe ursell in film features. When news of aisholpan nurgaivs exploits hit the internet, people were overwhelmed by the yearolds moxie and strength. Aug 23, 2016 executive producer daisy ridley narrates this visually stunning documentary about aisholpan, a yearold girl who becomes the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an. The eagle huntress had its world premiere back in january at the sundance film festival in utah. The scenes where aisholpan captures her eaglet and where the eagle catches its first fox are breathtaking, and the scenes showing the interactions among these very traditional people of the altai region are so totally realistic the film makers must have.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Get the eagle huntress dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Aisholpan, a yearold girl, trains to become the first female in 12 generations of her kazakh family to become an eagle. Dec 16, 2016 the scenes where aisholpan captures her eaglet and where the eagle catches its first fox are breathtaking, and the scenes showing the interactions among these very traditional people of the altai region are so totally realistic the film makers must have established very good relationships with them first. Executive producer daisy ridley narrates this visually stunning documentary about aisholpan, a yearold girl who becomes the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an. Pre sundance 2016 interview with aisholpan 1st english subtitled version. The eagle huntress is a documentary film that revolves around a year old kazakh girl aisholpan living in mongolia with her nomadic family. The subject of this documentary is aisholpan nurgaiv. Aisholpan comes from a long line of nomadic eagle hunters, for generations her family has handed down the tradition but never has a female member been allowed to taken part in the practice. It follows the story of aisholpan, a yearold kazakh girl from mongolia, as she attempts to become the first female eagle hunter to compete in the eagle festival at ulgii, mongolia, established in 1999. Aug 05, 2016 the eagle huntress follows aisholpan, a yearold girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle. First, she must find and wrest an eagle away from its mother. Did his film units very presence pressure them to reward the girl.
Assistir the eagle huntress 2016 online gratis dublado. One of the traditions of the kazakh people is that of an eagle hunter which is. Stunning views across the plains of mongolia and a story of a young girls triumph against the odds. Share the eagle huntress with those in your immediate community. Even though many people in her community reject the idea of a girl taking part in their ancient. The result is a joyful, majestic film a documentary narrated by star wars daisy ridley that feels like a fairytale. The eagle huntress, a documentary about a kazakh nomad girl in mongolia learning to hunt with a golden eagle, divides opinion. Jan 31, 2017 the eagle huntress follows aisholpan, a yearold girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle. New york city drone film festival recommended for you. Watch the eagle huntress online stream full movie directv. The eagle huntress daisy ridley voices the story of a yearold mongolian girl, who breaks tradition to become the first female in 12 generations to train as an eagle hunter. Documentary the eagle huntress narrated by daisy ridley of star wars. The force awakens follows yearold aisholpans quest to become a recordbreaking eagle hunter.
Dec 11, 2016 documentary the eagle huntress narrated by daisy ridley of star wars. The eagle huntress trailer 2016 trailer for the eagle huntress. The eagle huntress tells the story of aisholpan, a year old girl who dreams of becoming an eagle hunter. Eagle huntress is divided into roughly three sections. The eagle huntress discussion guide influence film club. Parents need to know that the eagle huntress is a documentary about an extraordinary yearold named aisholpan nurgai, who strives to become the first female eagle hunter in 12 generations of her nomadic mongolian tribes history. The eagle huntress tells the story of aisholpan nurgaiv, a natural encouraged by her openminded father to become the first woman to eaglehunt. Spain 22 april 2017 bcn film fest italy 10 june 2017 biografilm festival netherlands. It is up for a bafta award on sunday night but missed out on an oscar nomination, possibly because to some viewers it feels staged. Filmed in a remote part of western mongolia, this beautifully shot film chronicles the coming of age of aisholpan, a yearold girl who wants to become an eagle hunter like her dad, grandfather, and all male ancestors stretching back 12 generations.
The eagle huntress 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. It was refreshing to see this year old young lady conduct herself in such a humble, quiet way yet with such tenacity and strength, both mentally and physically. The eagle huntress follows aisholpan, a yearold girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle. Aisholpan, a yearold girl, trains to become the first female in 12 generations of her kazakh family to become an eagle hunter and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. The eagle huntress is a 2016 internationally coproduced kazakhlanguage documentary film directed by otto bell and narrated by executive producer daisy ridley. The eagle napping involves climbing down the side of a cliff. The story of a young mongolian girl who takes up a traditionally male role in her nomadic community is.
The eagle huntress follows aisholpan, a yearold girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. In addition to being an inspiring and heartwarming tale, it is a story of selfconfidence and empowerment. The subtitled dialogue is supplemented by gently didactic voiceover. The eagle huntress is the kind of documentary that keeps you engaged as it tells the story of not only one person but the history of an entire culture. The eagle huntress was a beautiful, captivating film.