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In Football We Trust: Purpose and Hope through Football

Clip: Season 17 Episode 8 | 2m 9sVideo has Closed Captions

In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary In Football We Trust, Fihi Kaufusi, a Highland High School student in Salt Lake City, confesses that while he doesn't like going to school all that much, football gives him a purpose and hope. He leads some of his teammates through Polynesian battle chants. To him the team is an extended family.

01/25/2016 | Rating NR

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In Football We Trust - Harvey Langi

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Clip: S17 Ep8 | 7m 7s | Available into perpetuity. (7m 7s)

In Football We Trust - Trailer

Preview: S17 Ep8 | 30s | In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 1, 2016. (30s)

In Football We Trust: Gang Violence and Camaraderie

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Clip: S17 Ep8 | 1m 46s | In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016. (1m 46s)

In Football We Trust: Scholarships in Jeopardy

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Clip: S17 Ep8 | 2m 41s | In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016. (2m 41s)

In Football We Trust: The Kava Tradition

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Clip: S17 Ep8 | 1m 13s | In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016. (1m 13s)

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