I Speak Soccer in the press
Interview with I Speak Soccer Director on National TV
US Youth Soccer Show, Fox Soccer Channel
Emerald City FC Alum Connects Cultures Through Soccer
Brian Beaky, E-PlayOn!
"Former Washington Youth Soccer player Terry Kegel traveled the globe to show how pickup soccer unites people of all cultures. His award-winning film about the experience, "I Speak Soccer," is an inspirational and enlightening tribute to the community-building power of the world's most beautiful game."
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FCearth Q&A: Loaded Questions With Terry Kegel, I Speak Soccer Filmmaker
Jeff Rozic, FCearth Blog
"We have talked in the past about super-traveling teacher-turned-filmmaker Terry Kegel and his well-received soccer travel odyssey film I Speak Soccer. Please check out his site at I Speak Soccer; word is the film is phenomenal and he is donating 100% of profits to Right to Play.
Terry graciously answered a LOT of questions for us in his unique story-telling voice. He can still smell the orange peels and muddy cleats of youth soccer in Washington, got burned out on competitive soccer late in his college career but was saved by pickup soccer (here here!), and doesn't consider himself a filmmaker. He also has some incredible tales from his enviable soccer-playing journey. Read on!"
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Local Filmmaker Translates the Language of Soccer Around the World
Cathy Herholdt, Journal Newspapers
"Unlike the game [Kegel] had played in the U.S. with standardized rules, a referee, and 'not much creativity,' he said, he discovered freedom in pickup soccer. 'The thing I find most interesting about pickup is that it's defined by the players. It is a reflection of the people that make up the game,' he said. 'Wherever you are, the people, the culture, the societal norms all have an effect on how you set up teams, how physical you are'..."
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STIFF Review: I Speak Soccer
Damon Agnos, Seattle Weekly
"I Speak Soccer is an engrossing look at the reach of pickup soccer and the culture and self-perceptions of those who play it. As Kegel tells it, he grew up a soccer-obsessed kid in a basketball-obsessed culture, though he knew that somewhere beyond our shores there were people who shared his passion. So when he got older, he traveled the world, playing tons of pickup, and filming the games and the players. The movie opens with footage of pickup games in alleys, courtyards, empty lots, gyms, etc. in Peru, Turkey, Israel, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, and Nigeria..."
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Getting Down with the Philadelphia Independent Film Fest
Alison Greenberg, two.one.five magazine
"Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Producer/Editor Terry Kegel doesn't seem to care about fancy production or HD picture -- he's as scrappy as the players he celebrates in the film. He pulls the attitude off with zeal and authenticity. Kegel relays his captivation with the art of pickup as an honest expression of personal emotion and social trends, investigating how play affects culture and unspoken rules shape the game..."
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One Family, Two Films
Diana Brement, JT News
"'It seems like it's been in the making my whole life,' Terry says, calling soccer and traveling 'my two passions.' His first pick-up soccer experience came when he was studying in France as a college sophomore. Out for a run one day he happened upon a park where..."
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The Language of Sport
Laurie Benson, Jew-ish.com
"When Terry Kegel, 28, left to go abroad after graduating from college, he figured he would teach English for a year, maybe two, and then head home to Seattle. However, after a year in Thailand, a year-and-a-half in Brazil, a year in Nigeria, six months in Israel, and approximately 70 hours of film, Kegel returned to the Northwest with the inspiration and the footage for what would be an 84-minute award-winning film..."
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