Martin Luther King Jr. High School has the best soccer program in New York City and has boasted one of the nation’s best teams for decades. This 2015 short documentary explores the people who have made MLK’s team such a success, not only on the field, but also, more importantly, off of it.
10 minutes | 2015 | English
Written, produced, and narrated by Luis Miguel Echegaray
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.
