The Horse Boy 11/24/2009 The Horse Boy Tuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 7:30 PM, Campbell Hall “...a lyrical, heartbreaking, and deeply stirring meditation on the mystery of autism.” -Entertainment Weekly The Horse Boy is the dramatic and heartwarming story of one family’s journey to the end of the earth to find a way into their son’s life. At first devastated by his son Rowan’s autism diagnosis, Rupert Isaacson sees him improve immeasurably in the presence of his neighbor’s horse. Inspired, he takes Rowan to Mongolia, the one place where horses and shamanic healing intersect. More than just a family chronicle, The Horse Boy delves into the strange world of autism itself, incorporating theories from experts in the field to examine the nature of healing. (Michel Orion Scott & Rupert Isaacson, 2009, 93 min.) General public $6.00 UCSB Students $5.00 Includes facility fee For tickets or more information: www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/ 805.893.3535