fordson: faith, fasting, football (2011). directed by rashid ghazi.

if you have a statement to make, make a movie. in the wake of the recent 10th anniversary of sept 11th, the arab muslim community of dearborn, michigan released a movie to fight the bigotry and unfounded hatred for muslims and islam for the past 10 years. the movie focused on the local high school football team who on the surface is all-american - they look american, they play football - but they pray, they fast, they rebuild dearborn and kept it from becoming a ghost town like so many others in america - how does that conflict with being american? it is persuasive in highlighting problems the community had to face for the past 10 years, having to defend its existance and justifying "i am as american as the white man with blue eyes standing next to me". 

if you like sports documentary coupled with social commentaries, this is a good treat.