Summary This week's program tells the story of the Australian woman at the heart of Steven Spielberg's much anticipated Christmas blockbuster. Zelie Bullen is a former stunt woman, turned world renowned animal trainer. She is stepping into the international spotlight as the woman who trained 'Abraham', the lead horse in Spielberg's production of the Tony award winning play 'War Horse'. The movie is being likened to 'ET' and tells the story of a boy who follows his beloved horse into the trenches in World War One. Zelie Bullen married into the famous Bullen circus family. Her own early history with its triumphs and tragedies, reads like a film script. But it's the once in a lifetime performance she drew from the horse 'Abraham' that seems set to make Hollywood history... Bullen says "At the end of the job Steven (Spielberg) threw up his arms for a big hug and said 'all of the love that you put into your animals has come out on screen, on my screen and it will be there forever'." Now Bullen is on a reunion quest of her own. She says she is desperate to acquire 'Abraham' and bring him back to her property on the Gold Coast hinterland...
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Caroline Jones Leigh Sales Eddie Perfect Jimmy Barnes
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Oct 9, 2011
Countries of origin : Australia
Official sites : ABC iView Official Australian Story Website
Language : English
Filming locations : ABC Studios, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Production companies : Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Summary This week's program tells the story of the Australian woman at the heart of Steven Spielberg's much anticipated Christmas blockbuster. Zelie Bullen is a former stunt woman, turned world renowned animal trainer. She is stepping into the international spotlight as the woman who trained 'Abraham', the lead horse in Spielberg's production of the Tony award winning play 'War Horse'. The movie is being likened to 'ET' and tells the story of a boy who follows his beloved horse into the trenches in World War One. Zelie Bullen married into the famous Bullen circus family. Her own early history with its triumphs and tragedies, reads like a film script. But it's the once in a lifetime performance she drew from the horse 'Abraham' that seems set to make Hollywood history... Bullen says "At the end of the job Steven (Spielberg) threw up his arms for a big hug and said 'all of the love that you put into your animals has come out on screen, on my screen and it will be there forever'." Now Bullen is on a reunion quest of her own. She says she is desperate to acquire 'Abraham' and bring him back to her property on the Gold Coast hinterland...
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Oct 9, 2011
Countries of origin : Australia
Official sites : ABC iView Official Australian Story Website
Language : English
Filming locations : ABC Studios, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Production companies : Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
