Algiers, America

At Edna Karr High School in New Orleans, football coach Brice Brown and his Cougars have their eyes on a fifth straight Louisiana state championship. But a run for another title is shadowed by life in Algiers, one of the city’s most violent neighborhoods.

As Hurricane Ida batters New Orleans, several players and coaches evacuate Algiers. When the season finally starts, the Cougars are dominant as ever despite a key injury. In a close game against crosstown rivals, a new superstar emerges.

Hope and loss sit side by side in Algiers when the celebration of scholarships and graduation is tarnished by tragedy. But Coach Brown pushes forward, and the relentless pursuit of saving a child continues.