The Eagle Huntress

The Eagle Huntress
Theatrical release poster
Directed byOtto Bell
Produced by
StarringAisholpan Nurgaiv
Narrated byDaisy Ridley
CinematographySimon Niblett
Edited byPierre Takal
Music byJeff Peters
Production
companies
  • Kissaki Films
  • Stacey Reiss Productions
  • Shine Global
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 24 January 2016 (2016-01-24) (Sundance)
  • 2 November 2016 (2016-11-02) (United States)
  • 16 December 2016 (2016-12-16) (United Kingdom)
Running time
87 minutes
Countries
  • Mongolia
  • United Kingdom
  • Kazakhstan
  • United States
LanguagesKazakh, English
Box office$4.4 million

The Eagle Huntress is a 2016 internationally co-produced Kazakh-language documentary feature film directed by Otto Bell and narrated by executive producer Daisy Ridley. It follows the story of Aisholpan Nurgaiv, a 13-year-old Kazakh girl from Mongolia, as she attempts to become the first female eagle hunter to compete in the Golden Eagle Festival at Ölgii, Mongolia.