FORCE of BLUE DOCUMENTARY TO PREMIERE AT THE PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVALVALENTINE’S DAY

Director: Jeffrey S. Williams
Producers: Jon Cermin and Jeffrey S. Williams
Editor: Jeffrey S. Williams
Narrator: Zach Yeager
Music: Marion Robinson/ Asche and Spencer

Force of Blue, the engaging documentary directed by first time helmer Jeffrey S. Williams, will premiere Wednesday, February 14, 4:00 pm, at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Force of Blue, is a documentary feature that follows the Minneapolis North Community High School football team through the 2020 season; A season on the brink, with schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a city on the edge after the death of George Floyd. The Polars relied on their head coach and three assistant coaches, who happened to be police officers,along with a dedicated group of civilians and law enforcement agents, to guide them through the turbulent times. Force of Blue effectively weaves a sports story with social justice issues to present an enthralling documentary about a unique period in American history. Force of Blue will have an encore performance on Friday, February 16, 6:20 pm, at the PAFF.

About some of the film participants

Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver Tyler Johnson, is one of the subjects in the documentary.

Director, Jeffrey S. Williams, is a former teacher with LAUSD. He taught at Daniel Webster Middle School and Shenandoah Elementary School for a total of 24 years.

Although Force of Blue is the same subject matter with the Showtime docuseries Boys
in Blue, produced and directed by Peter Berg, there is no connection between the two
documentaries. Force of Blue had started filming a year before Boys in Blue and
chronicles the 2020 football season that was directly after the death of George Floyd and
cut short by the COVID pandemic.

Minneapolis North head football coach Charlie Adams III is the current Director of Security for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.
PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:00 pm
Friday, February 14, 2024 6:20 pm
Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw and XD
4020 Marlton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 296-1005

PAFF SCREENING INFORMATION LINK:
https://paff2024.eventive.org/films/659bbad8041a39007c3d571e

FUTURE FESTIVALS:
Rhode Island Black Film Festival
Providence Rhode Island
April 4-6, 2024

WEBSITE: forceofblue.co