{"id":2185,"date":"2009-06-12T18:53:53","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T08:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2009-06-12T18:53:53","modified_gmt":"2009-06-12T08:53:53","slug":"hopscotch-ent-acquires-the-horse-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=2185","title":{"rendered":"Hopscotch Ent acquires ‘The Horse Boy’!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cOpens a door to new perceptions of what it means to be autistic, what it means to be the parents of an autistic child, and what Western medical practice too often fails to include in its prescription for wellness of all kinds: the power of the spirit.” <\/em><\/strong>AUSTIN CHRONICLE
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\n“A lyrical, heartbreaking, and deeply stirring meditation on the mystery of autism.” <\/span><\/em><\/strong>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY<\/p>\n

Currently screening at Sydney Film Festival and nominated for The Grand July Price at Sundance 2009; Hopscotch Entertainment is thrilled to announce its latest acquisition, The Horse Boy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Based on the best-selling book of the same name, The Horse Boy<\/em> is part travel adventure, part insight into shamanic tradition and part intimate look at the autistic mind. \u00a0It is the remarkable story of Rowan Isaacson – a severely autistic child who begins to find solace through a special bond that he forms with horses. \u00a0Rowan\u2019s parents take him to Mongolia, where the nomadic horse life is still lived by most of the country\u2019s people, and where shamanism \u2013 healing at its most raw and direct \u2013 is the state religion. \u00a0Moving, mysterious, candid and beautifully photographed, The Horse Boy<\/em> is an extraordinary debut from filmmaker Michel Orion Scott.<\/p>\n

The Horse Boy<\/em> will be released on DVD 20th August to coincide with the Australian tour of author\/producer\/film subject Rupert Isaacson. \u00a0The book has been selling 800 copies a week in Australia since its release this year in April and was a top 10 bestseller in the UK.<\/p>\n

Autism is one of the most misunderstood, yet rapidly increasing conditions in the world. \u00a0Some astonishing facts about autism:<\/p>\n

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