Raised to Play Football Sneak preview currently being filmed

 Brief Synopsis: Culture Clash: Raised to Play Football is a 105 minute cinema verite documentary about the differences and similarities between two ethnic origins in the South Pacific Islands (Samoa and Tonga) and their infiltration into the NFL and its American culture. 

INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY: IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST

Synopsis:   "In Football We Trust" is a 105 minute cinema verite documentary about the differences and similarities between two ethnic origins in the South Pacific Islands (Samoa and Tonga) and their infiltration into the NFL and it’s American culture.  Although, both Samoans and Tongans have differences in cultural tradition, they face the same struggles and successes in America.  Told from former, current, and potential professional athletes of these ethnicities in the National Football League.  Featuring interviews with professional athletes including: Vai Sikahema (former running back of the Philadelphia Eagles), Haloti Ngata (current defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens), Fahu Tahi (current fullback for the Minnesota Vikings), Reno Mahe (former return back for the Philadelphia Eagles) and many more express the parts of their cultures that have willed them to victory as well as the compromises they have made to their customs in order to succeed. We will document the lives of potential athletes dealing with the pressures of cultural differences and a career in the NFL, risking all or nothing through their journey, including: a fullback in his senior year at a D1 University, and high school All-State running backs trying to make it on the college level.  This film challenges the minds of its first generation immigrants while telling the story of their ways of life.  In telling the story of how these two ethnicities have come to accomplish themselves (current NFL athletes) in the NFL, we will show you the oppositions they (former NFL athletes) have faced after their careers in the NFL, and the struggles of succeeding or falling short of their (potential NFL draft picks) lifetime goals to “go league.”

College players names are protected by the NCAA, and are not to be used for advertisement as long as they are eligible. 

This film is currently being filmed.

For more information on this project please contact or email: Tony Vainuku Cell: 801.864.8372 Email: soulprofile@gmail.com Also visit our movie site at: http://www.infootballwetrustmovie.com/