In Football We Trust (2015)

In Football We Trust captures a snapshot in time amid the rise of the Pacific Islander presence in the NFL Presenting a new take on the American immigrant story this feature length documentary transports viewers deep inside the tightlyknit Polynesian community in Salt Lake City Utah With unprecedented access and shot over a fouryear time period the film intimately portrays four young Polynesian men striving to overcome gang violence and near poverty through American football Viewed as the salvation for their families these young players reveal the culture clash they experience as they transform out of their adolescence and into the high stakes world of collegiate recruiting and rigors of societal expectations