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For Immediate Release Contact: Darla
Rae
July 26, 2005
(720) 620-0536
Nicole Allen (720) 435-5138
Injured athletes live extraordinary lives
Denver area quadriplegics are featured in upcoming film, play wheelchair rugby
Denver-Anyone who believes that being in a wheelchair means
you cannot live an exciting life has not met Jason Regier or Chance
Sumner. These men are members of the Denver Harlequins Wheelchair Ruby team,
the 2005 Team USA Wheelchair Rugby, they are both featured in the
upcoming film, "The Goal," and both men are quadriplegics.
Regier sustained a spinal cord injury in a car accident in
1996. He has been playing wheelchair rugby since 1997. "This is an
amazing opportunity I have been given. The existence of this sport and
the incentive to play and to play well was life changing,"
said Regier.
"This game is everything to me," said Sumner. He
suffered a spinal cord injury after be thrown from a mechanical bull in 2002.
Team USA has just completed their first training camp and will
endure one more before they face teams from all over the world at the
World Wheelchair games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This is a high
performance team with a lot of competition to overcome just to be chosen.
Team members must pay their own way, due to a lack of funding which
creates another obstacle to overcome.
Darla Rae, executive producer, writer, director of "The
Goal," met these amazing athletes while serving as a board member for the
Denver Harlequins. These men and other wheelchair rugby players
inspired her upcoming feature film. "It is a true privilege to work
with these athletes and to tell their stories. I believe they and
"The Goal" will inspire everyone," said Rae.
"The Goal" has been submitted to several film
festivals and is looking for distribution.
For more information on the sport and the upcoming film visit
www.quadrugby.com and www.thegoal-movie.com.
For Immediate Release Contact:
Darla Rae June 13, 2005
(720) 620-0536
(303) 220-7179
Aurora, Colo.-The Colorado Wheelchair Sports Camp runs June 13-17, for
children who use wheelchairs to get around. On June 15, the camp will
receive a special visit from the Denver Harlequins, our local
quadriplegic (wheelchair) rugby team. The camp is at Gateway High School
located at 1300 S. Sable Blvd., Aurora, Colo. 8012.
The Denver Harlequins will demonstrate wheelchair rugby starting at 1
p.m. The guys appear in the upcoming locally made feature film, "The
Goal". The Harlequins and other actors from the film will also be on
hand from 12 to 2 p.m. on June 15, to sign pictures and t-shirts from
the movie. " The Harlequins as well as other actors from "The
Goal" feel
like The Colorado Wheelchair Sports Camp is a great way for us to give
back and serve the community," said Denver Harlequin, Jason Regier.
"This film is about perspective, patience, personality and perseverance.
I feel "The Goal" is a great opportunity, for all of us who worked on
the film, to give back to the community through the arts as well as
athletics," said Darla Rae, writer/director and executive producer of
"The Goal".
For more information about the film call (720) 620-0536 or visit
www.thegoal-movie.com. For more information about wheelchair camp visit
www.coloradowheelchairsports.org.
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Denver Post - April, 2005
Flix
"Southern Belles" was screened at the Vail Film Festival on Friday and Saturday. It stars Anna Farris, who is returning for "Scary Movie 4." It was made by 5280 Films, a company run by Colorado kids, all of them 1996 grads of Cherry Creek High. They are Brennan Shroff, co-writer/co-director; Jonathan Right and Zack Sanders, producers; Matt Woods, executive producer.
Meanwhile, Oscar winner Donna Dewey and producer Barbara Bridges are gearing up to shoot "Looking for Sunday" in Denver this summer, a coming-of-age, boy-band movie.
And Darla Rae's Film It Productions began shooting a family flick called "The Goal" on Saturday. It follows two top athletes who become quadriplegics and wind up playing quad rugby with the Denver Harlequins. The game is so tough it was once called "murderball." Ch. 7 sports anchor Lionel Bienvenu is featured.
Bill Husted's column appears Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Husted also appears on Fox 31 News. You can reach him at 303-820-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.
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