
Breaking Barriers: Mongolian Girl Stars in “The Eagle Huntress” Documentary
The new documentary, "The Eagle Huntress," is shot against the vast steppe and soaring, snowy Altai Mountains of Mongolia. The movie follows a real-life 13-year-old girl, Aisholpan, as she trains to become an eagle hunter – the first female in 12 generations of her nomadic Kazakh family to do so. The documentary is also creating curiosity about Mongolia, from its raw, wide-open landscapes to its remote, snowy mountains where eagles hunters – and huntresses – practice maneuvers with their golden eagles. Read More