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The horse boy
- Title
- Horse boy (Motion picture) The horse boy [videorecording] / directed by Michel Orion Scott ; produced by Rupert Isaacson.
- Format
- DVD, Videodisc
- Published/Produced
- [United States] : Zeitgeist Films, 2010, c2008.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide.
- Cast
- Rupert Isaacson.
- Credits
- Cinematography, Michel O. Scott ; editor, Rita K. Sanders ; music, Kim Carroll and Lili Haydn.
- System details
- DVD; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio), enhanced (16:9) for widescreen TVs; stereo.
- Language
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
- Summary
- Follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him. When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. They discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity for animals, particularly horses, and the family set off on a quest that would change their lives forever.
- Notes
- Title from disc label. Documentary. Special features: interviews with autism experts; behind-the-scenes and outtake footage of the Isaacsons' Mongolian journey.
- Awards
- SXSW Film Festival, Audience Award Winner, 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Official Selection, 2009 Sarasota Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2009 Hot Docs Film Festival, Official Selection, 2009
- Subject headings
- Isaacson, Rowan. Isaacson, Rupert.
- Medical subject
- Isaacson, Rowan. Isaacson, Rupert.
- Subject headings
- Autistic children--United States--Biography. Parents of autistic children--United States--Biography. Autism in children--Treatment--Case studies. Horses--Therapeutic use--Case studies. Human-animal relationships--Case studies. Autistic children--Family relationships--Case studies. Fathers and sons--Case studies. Documentary films.
- Medical subjects
- Autistic Disorder--Mongolia--Biography. Autistic Disorder--United States--Biography. Animal Assisted Therapy--Mongolia--Biography. Animal Assisted Therapy--United States--Biography. Child--Mongolia. Child--United States. Complementary Therapies--Mongolia--Biography. Complementary Therapies--United States--Biography. Horses--Mongolia--Biography. Horses--United States--Biography. Parent-Child Relations--Mongolia--Biography. Parent-Child Relations--United States--Biography.
- Genre heading
- Nonfiction films. Biographical films. Documentary films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films United States.
- Other contributors
- Scott, Michel Orion. Isaacson, Rupert. Isaacson, Rupert. Horse boy, a fathers quest to heal his son. Zeitgeist Films.
- Standard Identifier
- 795975112536