The film „Wings of Change – The Eagle Huntress of Mongolia“ by Zeitenspiegler Carsten Stormer has been honored with the Silver Award in the Documentary & Reportage – Culture & Lifestyle category at the 2025 US International Awards and with the Bronze Award at the New York Festivals & Film Awards.
A fifteen-year-old Mongolian girl wants to prove to her male competitors that women can also hunt with eagles. To achieve her goal, young Aibota and her father train daily with the nomadic family's golden eagle on the slopes of the Altai Mountains in the Mongolian province of Bayan-Ölgii. It is the story of a brave girl who wants to prove herself in a male-dominated tradition.
The eagle hunters of Mongolia are the keepers of a nearly forgotten tradition. This custom has always been passed down from father to son. The custom is considered a proud family legacy, in which women have little place. Will Aibota achieve her goal of becoming an eagle hunter? Can she prove to her uncle, her classmates, and of course herself, that she is equal to men?