Fordson: Faith, Fasting, and Football
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Cast & Crew
Rashid Ghazi
Basma Babar
Joel Goodman
Ruth Leitman
Ed Pickart
Ash-har Quraishi
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Follows four talented high school football players from Dearborn Michigan during the last ten days of the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan.¿ On September 11, 2009, we begin at Fordson High School, which was once all white, but now has a population that is 98% Arab. As the team readies itself to play its affluent, cross town rival, we observe the adversity faced by a community that is desperately holding onto its Islamic faith while struggling to gain acceptance in post 9-11 America. ¿¿Through the eyes of the team, their coaches, and their fans, we get an unprecedented look 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 on to the American Dream.
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Rashid Ghazi
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Limited Release in United States Fall September 9, 2011
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2011 (Documentary Competition)
Limited Release in United States Fall September 9, 2011
