
INTHEGAMEisaKartemquindocumentaryfilmdirectedbyPeabodyaward-winnerMariaFinitzo(MappingStemCellResearch:TerraIncognitaand5Girls)thatfollowstheupsanddownsofagirls’soccerteamtorevealtheveryrealobstaclesthatlow-incomestudentsconfrontintheirquestforhighereducation.SetinaprimarilyHispanicneighborhood,KellyHighSchoolonChicago’ssouthsideisaninnercitypublicschoolstrugglingtoprovidethebasicsfortheirstudents,manyofwhomdonotmakeittocollege,eitherbecausetheycannotcompeteacademicallyorbecausetheirfamiliesdonothavethefinancialresourcestosendthemtocollege.Thegirlsfaceanunevenplayingfield–orinthecaseofthegirlsatKellyHighSchool,nosoccerfieldatall–littleornosupport,problemsathome,uncertainfutures,discrimination,andpoverty,butremainundauntedthankstotheirteammatesandthededicatedmentoringoftheircoach.