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The horse boy /

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, b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Isaacson, Rupert (Author, Narrator)
Corporate Author: Zeitgeist Films
Other Authors: Sanders, Rita K. (editor of miving image work.), Haydn, Lili (composer (expression)), Carroll, Kim (composer (expression))
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Zeitgeist Films Ltd., [2010]
Subjects:
Isaacson, Rowan.
Isaacson, Rupert.
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.
Mongolia > Social conditions.
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.
Feature films > United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
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.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Original production date: 2009.
Release date: Apr. 20, 2010.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Format:DVD video; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1), Dolby surround.
Awards:Sundance Film Festival, Official Selection, 2009
SXSW Film Festival, Audience Award Winner, 2009
Sarasota Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2009
Hot Docs Film Festival, Official Selection, 2009
Production Credits:Edited by Rita K. Sanders ; original music by Lili Haydn and Kim Carroll.