Animal husbandry pioneer Temple Grandin will be depicted by actress Claire Danes in an HBO Pictures bio which will debut Saturday at 7 p.m. CST. Grandin is autistic, and the movie shows how her different view of the world helped her become the leading authority on animal handling systems. Grandin has a doctorate from the University of Illinois, has written several books and is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Watch a trailer from the movie below.

Listen to an AgriTalk interview with Temple Grandin about filming the movie:

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