All American offers an in-depth look into women’s wrestling through the lens of immigrant and first generation American teenage girls. Filmed over five years, it follows impassioned and unrelenting young women dreaming of earning a sense of belonging and acceptance in society against a backdrop of physical sports action. Public ContactMark Andrew Altschulmark@allamericandoc.com

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All American

​In this modern, coming of age documentary, Naomi, Jojo and Arham grapple with economic divides, gender roles, and family dynamics while competing in the fastest growing high school sport in the country: women’s wrestling.

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