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posted May 02, 2010 12:10 PM         

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A father travels to Mongolia to find
shamanic healing for his autistic son.

Best Synopsis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X816PJlI8kE

official trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkT_GndKtE

I was trying to find the clip where the shaman tells the parents that the boy is going to become a shaman and then one of those doctors is talking about how we can either look at autistic spectrum people and say "they are sick" or we can say "this is a different kind of person, with a unique role to play in society". He says the most striking thing about these shamanistic cultures is that the shamans, who have learned how to heal themselves and others, are chosen from the ranks of the mentally disturbed. He was saying that we exacerbate the disturbances that accompany neurodivergence. And that, while these types of people may become instrumental in the healing and leadership of a shamanistic community, ours is one of the only cultures that stigmatizes, segregates and institutionalizes them. Something like that. If you see the film, I think the part I'm talking about is from 1:14 (or an hour and 14 minutes into it) until 1:17.

These are pretty good:

Film Clip #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIP8wkMKKRc

Film Clip #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DAu-v6NvZc

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posted May 02, 2010 12:21 PM         

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Is it a true story?

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posted May 02, 2010 12:27 PM         

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Watching the clips now now.

Wow, I have to get hold of this movie.

Edited:
Shucks...made me feel emotional. It looks like such a beautiful film.

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posted May 02, 2010 12:34 PM         

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posted May 02, 2010 01:51 PM         

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http://www.horseboymovie.com/

http://www.horseboyfoundation.org/horseboystory.html

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posted May 04, 2010 08:44 AM         

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It was a good documentary. I am impressed that their foundation does not charge for the horse therapy but rather relies on donations.

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posted May 04, 2010 09:01 AM         

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The father wrote a book, too.

This documentary should be marked:

EXHIBIT "A"

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posted May 06, 2010 10:01 AM         

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This is a good interview with the father:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hznGjW6I5j8

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posted May 06, 2010 01:00 PM         

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posted May 06, 2010 01:10 PM         

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Warning, though:

The previews are more entertaining, and more emotional, than the film, lol, which kind of drags. There are a few good scenes, and the end is highly vindicating. Mostly, its cool just because it's good evidence in support of shamanic healing and neurodivergence theories.

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