Indie Lens Pop-Up Football Film Coming To Mesa County Libraries

David Lee

"In Football We Trust," a film about four Polynesian high-school football players struggling to overcome a variety of personal obstacles as they enter the college recruitment process on the way to the pros, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at the Mesa County Libraries Central Library, 443 N. 6th St. in Grand Junction.

The film screening will be preceded by a reception at 6 p.m., and it will be followed by a panel discussion. The screening is open to the public at no charge. Parking is available in the East Lot of the Central Library, just off Sixth and Grand.

"In Football We Trust" is insightful and moving documentary feature film exploring in rich detail the remarkable story behind the Polynesian Pipeline to the NFL.

A contemporary American story, the film transports viewers deep inside the tightly knit and complex Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the chief sources for the modern influx of Pacific Islander NFLers. 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 the promise of American football.

Directed by first-time feature filmmakers Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn, "In Football We Trust" takes us into the lives of these high-school athletes and their families.

"In Football We Trust" is part of the Indie Lens Pop-Up film series, sponsored by Mesa County Libraries, Rocky Mountain PBS, Talon Wines, and No Coast Sushi. Indie Lens Pop-Up, formerly known as Community Cinema, entertains and enlightens local residents by bringing expert panels and average citizens together in an inviting atmosphere to discuss issues of vital importance to today's world.

For more information about "In Football We Trust," see the movie's website at www.infootballwetrustmovie.com or the Mesa County Libraries website