The Eagle Huntress

The Eagle Huntress
The Eagle Huntress
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Otto Bell
Produced by	Otto Bell; Sharon Chang; Stacey Reiss; Morgan Spurlock; Daisy Ridley;
Starring	Aisholpan Nurgaiv
Narrated by	Daisy Ridley
Cinematography	Simon Niblett
Edited by	Pierre Takal
Music by	Jeff Peters
Production; companies	Kissaki Films; Stacey Reiss Productions; Shine Global;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics (Select territories); Altitude Film Distribution (United Kingdom);
Release dates	24 January 2016 (Sundance); 2 November 2016 (United States); 16 December 2016 (United Kingdom);
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Mongolia; United Kingdom; Kazakhstan; United States;
Languages	Kazakh, English
Box office	$4.4 million

The Eagle Huntress is a 2016 internationally co-produced Kazakh-language documentary 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 eagle festival at Ulgii, Mongolia, established in 1999.

The film was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature but was ultimately not nominated. It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.