The United States of Football

Name: The United States of Football
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Released: August 23, 2013
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 43

2013

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| Release Date: August 23, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Sean Pamphilon, a father who has trained his son all his life to play football, pauses when his son turns twelve and is about to play tackle football. Due to concerns about player safety, Pamphilon goes on a mission to decide when it is appropriate to let his son play the game he's loved all his life. What results is a two-year search,Sean Pamphilon, a father who has trained his son all his life to play football, pauses when his son turns twelve and is about to play tackle football. Due to concerns about player safety, Pamphilon goes on a mission to decide when it is appropriate to let his son play the game he's loved all his life. What results is a two-year search, where Pamphilon travels the country taking a thought provoking look at America's true national pastime.… Expand

Director: Sean Pamphilon

Genre(s): Sport, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 120 min

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Miriam Bale

Aug 22, 2013

The film is a thorough piece of reporting on the issues, characters and deeper cultural ramifications. But rather than present this impressive investigation as an objective reporter, Mr. Pamphilon makes the film, perhaps unnecessarily, a personal story. Read full review

Michael Nordine

Aug 20, 2013

[Pamphilon] won't wow you with his skill behind the camera, but you'll likely still find yourself nodding your head in frustrated agreement. Read full review

John DeFore

Aug 20, 2013

Though full of material that will move sports fans, some questions of emphasis and lack of polish make the film less galvanizing than it might've been. Read full review

Robert Abele

Aug 22, 2013

A structural, chronological mess of information and emotion, so chaotically shot and edited to move from stat to image to sound bite that it suffers from its own concentration issues. Read full review

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