FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE
Film poster for “FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE”. Collage with different photos
FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE
Film poster for “FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE”. Collage with different photos
A film about Oakland teens from immigrant families and the healing power of soccer

FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE

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“...equal parts informative and eye-opening…” - Remezcla | “...putting human faces to the story of immigration in the United States…” - The Guardian

Soccer in Immigrant Communities • Social Justice & Inequity • Youth Organizing • Women Coaches • Youth Sports 


Date of Completion: 2018 | Run Time: 40 minutes​​ | Languages: English & Spanish | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director & Producer: Jun Stinson | Editor: Jean Kawahara | Associate Producers: Jessica Ramirez & Alicia Vargas | Cinematography: Tijana Petrović & Roberto Daza

FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE takes you into the lives of two East Oakland high schoolers. One is a college hopeful and DACA applicant who’s navigating his immigration status, and the other is an American citizen facing the reality that her undocumented parents could be deported. These youth take solace in the game of soccer that lets them, if only for a moment, put their worries on the sidelines. The film features the fighting spirit of their coach Dania – a former professional soccer player and the daughter of political refugees from Chile. Dania uses her love for the game and her family’s own immigrant experience to connect with and empower her players. As an athlete and educator, Dania has been using her platform to speak out against injustices in her community and around the world, doing this work at a time when few others were, and as we’ve seen pro-athletes like Colin Kaepernick, members of the WNBA, Naomi Osaka and Megan Rapinoe risk their careers for in more recent years. FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE sheds light on the overwhelming stress experienced nationwide by immigrant youth living in communities with high rates of poverty and violence – communities increasingly in the crosshairs of harsh federal immigration policies.

Remezcla | Manuel Betancourt
Futbolistas 4 Life is equal parts informative and eye-opening.”

The Guardians | Matthew Hall
“...putting human faces to the story of immigration in the United States…”