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In recent years, paragliding has become a popular and easy-to-learn method of "sharing the air" with our feathered friends. To soar with the eagles has been one of mankind's oldest and most exciting dreams. Louise Crandal is the two-time winner of the world paragliding championships. In "Flying With Eagles," this remarkable athlete literally seeks to fulfill her sport's dream by convincing a Russian Steppe Eagle named Cossack to be her new training partner in the air. In this magnificently photographed documentary, we follow the intense and unpredictable training process from the day Louise finds Cossack, the untrained eagle, in Scotland, to months later as the two soar above Lake Como in Italy. Louise's and Cossack's dramatic journey together is beautifully captured through the use of robotic cameras including one on the eagle's back! Her verbal comments are also recorded as the two glide over the iconic Italian lake. And, perhaps not surprisingly, it is a story that brings the three participants closer than they ever expected.

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