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Movie Looks At Role Of Football In Polynesian Communities

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(Photo courtesy "In Football We Trust")
"In Football We Trust"

When the Cardinals take the field, one of the players who’ll have a big role in their success is offensive lineman Mike Iupati.

In addition to his team’s success, Iupati was also named the first ever Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year. There are a number of players of Polynesian heritage in the NFL. A new movie looks at that and how many young men in that community dream of playing pro football.

Tony Vainuku is the director of the film called “ In Football We Trust.”

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.