Red White Black Blue Odyssey (2017)

Students from South Los Angeles fly to New Zealand to play Rugby A sport that is increasingly popular in the United States the tour provides these students and the Kiwi teams they battle a rare opportunity to dig beneath the surface of things On the field troubled histories melt away and we see boys rise as men girls lead as women stronger for facing up to a challenge Red White Black and Blue provides a sensitive take on a rough game it blends onfield triumph with offfield tragedy If the spirit of these teens is any indication the Olympic Rugby Gold Medal currently held by the United States since it was last an Olympic sport in 1924 may just be defensible after all