In Football We Trust (2015)
87 min
‘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 tightly-knit Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah. With unprecedented access and shot over a four-year 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.
- Release date
- January 23, 2015
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Justin Melland
Cast
- Leva Bloomfield as Self
- Vita Bloomfield as Self
- Fihi Kaufusi as Self
- Harvey Langi as Self
- Kalasita Langi as Self
- Sam Langi as Self
- Star Lotulelei as Self
- Haloti Ngata as Self
- Troy Polamalu as Self
Crew
- Carson Palmer · Archive footage
- Tony Vainuku · Director
- Erika Cohn · Producer
- Justin Melland · Composer
- Tony Vainuku · Cinematographer
- Ericka Concha · Editor
- William Haugse · Editor
- Ken Schneider · Editor