USA
2011/35mm/88mins
SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER 4.15 PM – BUY!
SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER 4.15 PM – BUY!
As much about the human condition as it is about horses, this is the incredible true story of Buck Brannaman – the inspiration behind The Horse Whisperer.
A rodeo star as a child, Buck Brannaman is in huge demand as a man who knows a thing or two about horses. Yet he maintains what he really does is ‘help horses with people problems’. Filmmaker Cindy Meehl follows Buck as he tours the country with his famous horse clinics, slowly drawing out of him the touching story of his past and letting us witness some of the wisdom he passes on to people who think they have a problem with their animal. Long time friend Robert Redford – who sought Buck’s help when he made a film version of the Horse Whisperer – adds some fond insights in this film that’s made for more than just the horse crowd.
Screenings at Sundance, Melbourne International Film festival, Silverdocs, Hotdocs.
“it turns out to be about much more than horses, as it uncovers its subject’s complicated and thorny past” Nick Anderson, The Wall Street Journal
“Buck sees himself through the animals’ eyes and feels their childlike skittishness, their primal fear.” David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Director Cindy Meehl Producer Julie Goldman
Print Source Madman Entertainment
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