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SUMMARY: Discussion with movie director and writer of The Horse Boy - Rupe
 rt Isaacson
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CONTACT:Lindsay Chura
DESCRIPTION:Movie director and writer\, Rupert Isaacson\, will be speaking
  about his \nexperience filming The Horse Boy which premiered in movie the
 atres across \nthe US in September 2009. The documentary feature film\, ba
 sed on the New \nYork Times best-seller The Horse Boy: A father's Quest to
  Heal His Son\, \nhas received widespread \nacclaim and was nominated for 
 an award at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary and book chronicle
 s a family's journey to \nMongolia as they search to help their five-year-
 old autistic \nson through contact with horses in the wild. With a backgro
 und in travel \nwriting\, Mr. Isaacson and his wife left their home in Tex
 as for a four-week \ntrek through Mongolia and enlisted the help of a film
 maker with experience \nfrom the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy to document t
 his remarkable journey.  More information about Mr. Isaacson and The Horse
  Boy can be found \nat the links below.  Excerpts from the movie will be s
 hown.\n\nMovie Website:\nhttp://www.horseboymovie.com/\n\nMovie Review in 
 The New York Times (Sept. 2009) \nhttp://movies.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/mov
 ies/30horse.html\n\nAs always\, the Gates Distinguished Lecture Series is 
 open to any\nUniversity member. 
LOCATION:Gates Scholars Common Room\, University Centre on Mill Lane
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