Help support "Gringos at the Gate"
Last summer I was a contributor to a KPFK show called "The People's Game" that aired during the World Cup.
A co-contributor/host/guest on the show was Altadena filmmaker Pablo Miralles who is in the final stages of making a documentary called "Gringos at the Gate" along with two other graduates of UCLA's film school. The subject is a familiar one to those of us in Southern California - it looks at the massive gulf between soccer cultures in the U.S. and Mexico, but also "the growing Mexican-American population's divided, and often mixed, national and cultural allegiances."
Well, Miralles needs a little financial help to finish the film and is seeking assistance from the local soccer community.
If you're so inclined, check out the video above for more information and a trailer, then click here to make a pledge of as little $1.
There are also several more links at the site providing more details.
It's a film that looks like it will be an invaluable addition to understanding soccer culture locally, nationally and south of the border.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
Leave a comment