The popular documentary about anabolic steroids can be purchased at the 2008 Olympia Expo in Las Vegas this weekend. “Bigger Stronger Faster*” is a critical exploration of anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs in sports and society which tackles many more serious ethical and political issues along the way. The producers of this steroid documentary have a booth (#146) at the 2008 Olympia Expo (September 26-27) where visitors can purchase a copy of the DVD prior to its official nationwide release on September 30, 2008. The Bigger Stronger Faster DVD can also be pre-ordered from Amazon
I have had the privilege of corresponding with the producers throughout the production and release of this terrific film. I have previously interviewed the director, Christopher Bell, and also had the chance to spend a couple of hours with him in the Magnolia Pictures press conference at the Orleans Hotel & Casino watching the bonus features that are included in the DVD version in addition to the feature presentation.
I also visited again with Tamsin Rawady and Alex Buono, the talented filmmakers who collaborated with Chris Bell to create “Bigger Stronger Faster*”. Tamsin and Alex bring a unique perspective to the documentary as outsiders to the world of anabolic steroids.
Tamsin Rawady:
While Congress was debating the medical issue of whether steroids were going to kill you, we were trying to dig deeper, and examine the ethical aspect of why American men and women were using steroids. What struck me first was that steroids are not like other drugs. People don’t use them to get high or escape reality but with a purpose – to lift more, to run faster, to lose weight, or to make more money. The deeper we dug the more we realized that this was not just a medical issue at all. It encompassed everything — politics, morality, mortality and ethics. We knew going in, this was going to be a huge responsibility.
Alex Buono:
Our goal was to interview ALL of the experts, the Congressmen, the athletes – everyone involved in the broader story of steroids in sports – and fin the real truth: Are steroids deadly? Why are they illegal? Why would these athletes – the paragons of health – choose to risk their lives to enhance their performance? And even more interesting: what does it say about our culture that so many of our heroes are breaking the rules to win?
About the author
Millard writes about anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and their use and impact in sport and society. He discusses the medical and non-medical uses of anabolic-androgenic steroids while advocating a harm reduction approach to steroid education.
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