The movie follows high school athletes who have endured as U.S. citizens and upheld their religious values post the 9/11 terror attacks.
The director, Rashid Ghazi, grew up in Skokie and lives in the northern suburbs. He spoke with ABC7's Janet Davies about the film, which opens Friday, September 9 at AMC theatres in Ford City, Barrington and Skokie.
Watch the trailer and find out where "Fordon: Faith, Fasting, Football" is playing at fordsonthemovie.com