Taree Film Society screens The Eagle Huntress

Taree Film Society  

at the Beryl Jane Flett Studio

Manning Entertainment Centre 

Special screening in collaboration with

Manning Regional Art Gallery's Feathered exhibition

THE EAGLE HUNTRESS

2016, Mongolia, 87 minutes, G

This movie is on a TUESDAY night. Doors open 6.30 pm.

Please note our caterers will be taking a break tonight for this extra screening.

Taree Film Society members book your free tickets  on this webpage. 

Casual tickets are $15 book  on this webpage

"A real-life, profoundly inspiring testament to disregard age-old societal constraints and forge ahead with your passion." – The Film Stage

In the mountainous Altai region of western Mongolia, the nomadic Kazakh people use golden eagles to hunt foxes and hares for food and furs. Their tradition dates back two millennia, as do the tribe's strict gender boundaries, with controlling the giant predators long considered a task only suitable for men.

Enter Aisholpan, the daughter of a seventh-generation master eagle hunter. Determined to follow in her father's footsteps, the 13-year-old learns the ancient art of falconry, captures and trains her own chick, and endeavours to earn her place in the male-dominated field by competing against 70 other hunters.

After discovering Aisholpan's story via an online photo essay, documentarian Otto Bell graduated from short films to his first feature-length offering to capture her inspirational efforts. The Eagle Huntress combines soaring cinematography with a spirited account of convention-defying empowerment to introduce and celebrate a genuine teenage heroine.

"As unlikely as it is enchanting … falling under its sway is inevitable." – LA Times

Taree Film Society’s screen and sound installation is proudly funded by the NSW Government.

Enjoy the wonders of cinema...


 E: tareefilmsoc@gmail.com
P: 0439 903 477
M: PO Box 216, Taree, NSW, 2430
W: www.tareefilmsociety.org.au

Taree Film Society is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers to bring diversity of film to the Manning, and to encourage appreciation and discussion of film in a regular social atmosphere.