Men in the Arena, The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN

Men in the Arena is the unforgettable story of two Somali National Football Team friends chasing their dreams in the face of impossible odds. It’s a survival story, a human rights story, and a rare sports journey principally shot and produced in Kenya, Somalia, and the United States. For three years, the filmmakers worked to capture the Somali story through the eyes of footballing friends bound by a shared dream to inspire their countrymen. What happens to them is nothing short of miraculous. Our hope is that this film will begin to illuminate the power the dreamers have to inspire a generation.