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"Polynesian Power: Islanders in Pro Football"

"Polynesian Power: Islanders in Pro Football"Polynesian Power: Islanders in Pro Football
(2005, 57 min.) US
Director: Jeremy Spear
Narrator: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

A chronicle of the ascent of Polynesians in American Pro Football and the cultural history that defines this journey, profiling two Samoan athletes, Pisa Tinoisamoa and Isaac Sopoaga—one from the islands and one from the 'hood. Screened courtesy of ESPN Original Entertainment.

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Jeremy Spear

2007 Pacific Island Programs, NYC

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