American Fútbol follows four American filmmakers on their journey from US to Brazil in search of stories that define Latin America’s obsession with the beautiful game, and inspire a new perspective on the sport in the United States. From the US-Mexico border, to blind football in Bogotá, barras bravas in Argentina to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, this adventure explores the people and places where fútbol means the most.
But these are stories that are about more than soccer. They are about life, politics, diversity & inclusion. They are stories that matter.
96 minutes | 2016 | English, Spanish with English subtitles
Directed by Petar Madjarac & Peter Karl
A terrifying cat-and-mouse game between a young girl trying to retrieve her soccer ball and a sniper in a window.
A celebration of the grace, the conflict, and the social compact found only in a pickup soccer game in South America.
The uplifting story of a youth team that never wins, never scores goals, and never gives up. “We don’t care if we don’t score because we have fun!”
Every year, the seminarians in the Vatican compete in a World Cup-style soccer tournament called the Clericus Cup.
“It’s a love of the game that you couldn’t describe to somebody who doesn’t love football. We’re never going to play for England… but we just want to play.”
“It’s a love of the game that you couldn’t describe to somebody who doesn’t love football. We’re never going to play for England… but we just want to play.”
How fan ownership saved Colombian club América de Cali, then built it back into a powerhouse.
When a small Northern Irish club spent the summer in America playing as the Detroit Cougars.
How a 15-year-old kid from Michigan started a charity and hand-delivers soccer balls to Mozambique.