The Horse Boy

The Horse Boy
The Horse Boy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michel Orion Scott
Produced by	Rupert Isaacson
Music by	Kim Carroll, Lili Haydn, Fish Lounge
Distributed by	Zeitgeist Films UK/US Warner Home Video US DVD
Release dates	January 2009 (Sundance); September 30, 2009;
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	United States, United Kingdom
Language	English

The Horse Boy is the title of an autobiographical book and a documentary feature film that follow the quest of Rupert Isaacson and his wife, Kristen Neff, to find healing for their autistic son, Rowan, after discovering that Rowan's condition appears to be improved by contact with horses. The family leave their home in Texas on an arduous journey to Mongolia.

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The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son, a book about the Isaacsons' experience and written by Rupert Isaacson, was released by Little Brown and Company on April 14, 2009. The book was a New York Times Best-seller.^{[citation needed]}

The film was directed by Michel Orion Scott and is distributed by Zeitgeist Films.^[1] It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival,^[2] and won the 2009 Feature Film Audience Award for the Lone Star States at South by Southwest.^[3]

[1]
"The Horse Boy". Zeitgeist Films. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010.
[2]
Armstrong, Eric M (9 March 2010). "Tallgrass Third Thursdays: 'The Horse Boy'". The Moving Arts Film Journal. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.
[3]
"Past Winners". SXSW. Archived from the original on February 22, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.

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[1] [1]
"The Horse Boy". Zeitgeist Films. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010.

[2] [2]
Armstrong, Eric M (9 March 2010). "Tallgrass Third Thursdays: 'The Horse Boy'". The Moving Arts Film Journal. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.

[3] [3]
"Past Winners". SXSW. Archived from the original on February 22, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.

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