Silver Screen
Lately I've been dabbling in movies because my husband is pursuing a career as a sound man for film. I acted in one short film, "Seven Cups of Joe," that was directed by Patrick Sheridan as a Group 101 film. And I told Todd recently I wouldn't mind being his sound assistant on a future film. I don't know a damn thing about sound, so I figure I might as well start learning.The other night the two of us went to see "The Goal," a film about quad rugby by a local director named Darla Rae. The movie itself wasn't that great--it had too much going on--but the story was inspiring. Not bad for a first feature.
I learned two things from this film:
1. Quads can die from urinary tract infections.
2. The wheelchairs for quad rugby are really cool. They have tilted wheels to improve balance, and the players are strapped in at the knees so that they can run into each other but not fall out of their chairs.
Recently another film came out on the same subject: Murderball.
At the movie screening, I also met Miss Wheelchair Colorado, Nichole Campuzane. I asked her what she had to do to win that title, and she said that she filled out an online application. In the competition, contestants are judged on their plans for advocacy and their speechmaking ability.
There's a quad rugby team in Denver. Go to the Harlequins site and scroll down to Quad Rugby.
posted by Price of Silence @ 11:05 AM
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