Fordson follows an Arab-American high school football team from Dearborn, Michigan, and unearths the story of a community still struggling to gain acceptance in post 9-11 America in the decade after the attacks occurred.

The film begins on September 11th, 2009 and is set at the historic Fordson High School, built by Henry Ford in 1922. It was once 100% white, but now boasts a 98% Arab population.

Through the eyes of the team, their families, and fans, we get an unprecedented glimpse inside the lives of a community that is home to the largest concentration of Arabs in any city outside of the Middle East, and their determination to hold onto their shared belief in the American Dream.

*Available in HD

Festivals and Awards

Winner

Best U.S. Film, Traverse City Film Festival 2011
Special Jury Prize, Slamdance Film Festival 2011
Special Jury Prize, DEADCenter Film Festival 2011
Audience Award, Politics on Film Festival 2011
World Cup Film Award 2011
Best Documentary Award, Detroit-Windsor Film Festival 2011
Muslim Political Action Committee Media Award 2011

Official Selection

IDFA 2011
Kansas City Film Festival 2011