Re: Local autism documentary accepted at Sundance

[Guest guest]

I wanted to let the list know that the documentary we've made about our

son, Rowan, has been accepted into the Sundance Film Festival. The

film is titled " Over the Hills and Far Away, " and chronicles

Rowan's special relationship with horses and our healing journey to

Mongolia. There is also a book about the topic written by my

husband, Rupert Isaacson, called The Horse Boy, that will be released on

April 2nd, 2009 - World Autism Awareness Day. We'll be having a

special event/screening with the Austin chapter of the Autism Society of

America during SXSW in late March (more info to follow). To see the

trailer for the documentary or to read about the book, go to

www.overthehillsmovie.com. (The film was previously titled The

Horse Boy, and the link

www.horseboymovie.com also takes you to the site.)

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Educational Psychology Department

University of Texas at Austin

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