| Review of The International Bigfoot Symposium DVD's I purchased this 4-disc DVD set in late-June of this year, and watched all 4 discs in 2 days. This event was held in Willow Creek, California, September 12th-14th, 2003. On each disc is commentary by primate naturalist Jane Goodall on different question about the Sasquatch mystery. Disc 1 opens with a Keynote Address by longtime Sasquatch chronicler John Green, who addresses different aspects of the Sasquatch mystery, including his own works. The next presentation is by Russian researcher Dmitri Bayanov, taking his first trip to the U.S.He addresses different aspects of American Sasquatch research, and he discusses the Patterson/Gimlin film. Bob Gimlin, the only living witness to that filming, next addresses his feelings on that day, October 20, 1967. The next presentation is by Chris Murphy (author of "Meet The Sasquatch") on the P/G film, including the Cibachrome prints from the film and his model of the film site. The final presentation on Disc 1 is by Bayanov once again, reading a paper by fellow Russian researcher Igor Bourtsev, on the Russian version of the Sasquatch, the Almasty. Disc 2 opens with wildlife biologist Dr. John Bindernagel on aspects of the Sasquatch anatomy and his own footprint find in 1988. The second presentation on this disc is by California archaelogist Kathy Moskowitz on the "Hairy Man" legend of the Yokut Indian tribe of northern California. Doug Hajicek of Whitewolf Entertainment gives the last presentation of this disc, discussing his footprint find in the Arctic in 1988, as well as the discovery he made of a hernia in the upper right thigh of the P/G film creature. Disc 3 opens with an excellent presentation by Dr. Jeff Meldrum from Idaho State University discussing footprint morphology. Keeping with the theme of footprints, police officer Jimmy Chilcutt of Conroe, Texas discusses dermal ridges that he found on 4 different sets of footprint casts which helped him realize that they were made by a real creature. Richard Noll, formerly of the Bigfoot Field Researchers' Organization (BFRO) gives an excellent presentation of the "Skookum Cast", a lower-torso impression found in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Skamania County, Washington in September 2000 by the BFRO. He addresses the thought that it was made by an elk very well, in my opinion. As a bonus, Disc 3 closes with a piece of footage of a possible Sasquatch taken in July 2000 in the Marble Mountains in northern California. Disc 4 opens with the "Pioneer Panel" a group of researchers who mostly live in and around the Willow Creek/Bluff Creek area where the "Bigfoot" mystery began in the late-1950's, discussing their recollections of the events. Canadian researcher Thomas Steenburg next interviews author Lunetta Woods in an odd aside-odd because Woods discusses her theories that Bigfoot is interdimensional. Steenburg didn't seem to be buying it. The final presentation is by BFRO member Alton Higgins, who presents two photos taken in Oklahoma in 2001 of a possible Sasquatch-like creature, and discusses whether they're fake or real. This set can be ordered from www.bfro.net for the price of $75.00. A bit steep, but if you can afford it, get this set. It is highly recommended. |
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