By Claudine Zap
Fri, May 06, 2011, 11:48 am PDT
The real-life horse whisperer who inspired the 1998 fictional movie “The Horse Whisperer” is now the star of his own film. Called “Buck,” the documentary follows the life of the cowboy-philosopher Buck Brannaman, as he works his magic with horses and their owners. (And yes, Robert Redford even appears.)
The movie was directed by Cindy Meehl, who shot 300 hours of film to put together the narrative, which won the Documentary Audience Award at Sundance this year. Its first fans seem to be on to something, as the film is starting to pick up buzz. On Yahoo! in the last month alone, searches on the horse trainer have jumped 700%. The true tale follows the horse tamer, who was raised in Idaho and suffered an abusive childhood at the hands of his father. That led him and his brother into foster care. The young Buck found solace in horses, and training them became his calling.
[…] True Tale of Horse Whisperer Catching Buzz — BUCK The real-life horse whisperer who inspired the 1998 fictional movie “The Horse Whisperer” is now the star of his own film. Called “Buck ” the documentary follows the life of the cowboy-philosopher Buck Brannaman, as he works his magic . […]