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Chicago Gay Games VII DVD Review
Kelly
Stevens Co-Chair Team
Seattle
This one
is a winner. The
Chicago Gay Games VII DVD is really excellent. The DVD
covering the Sydney Gay Games was too long; the
New York Gay Games video was too short. This one is just
right. If you have never been to a games event, this DVD will help
you understand the joy of the Gay Games and Outgames. If you have
attended a games event, it will give you wonderful memories.
The 2006
Chicago Gay Games VII DVD was released on December 11, 2006.
The DVD is the official commemorative DVD for
Chicago Gay Games VII and was directed by Brenda Schumaker.
It is approximately 2 hours long, covering all sports, opening,
closing ceremonies and has small documentary features with the events
in separate chapters. Brenda Shumaker is due a documentary award for
the excellent job that was done on this DVD.
Chapters
are included for the sports and cultural events without being too
long. The documentary pieces in chapter are really wonderful. I
especially enjoyed the chapter on women’s softball. This was the
first Gay Games for a women’s softball team from
Taiwan. The team lost every game, but the women would run off
the field and give baseball hats to every woman on the winning team
after every game.
The DVD
has a chapter about disability and participation. Each chapter is
concise, yet gives a great feeling for the sport. The DVD offers you
a chance to see all the sports, which you could not possibly watch if
you tried to attend all the events. There is a bonus chapter with a
short documentary about Dr. Tom Wadell, co-founder of the Gay Games.
The
DVD also has a great chapter with tons of still photos from various
professional photographers.
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