Rudy Valdez, director, ‘We Are: The Brooklyn Saints’

“We Are: The Brooklyn Saints” is a four-part Netflix docu-series about a boys’ youth football program in East New York. A group of kids, aged 7 to 13, learn the fundamentals and hope for a shot at the championship in Florida. If you think you know where this story is going, you’re probably wrong: “Saints” is really a story about community, character, love, fatherhood and resilience, shot from Valdez's fly-on-the-wall vantagepoint. Brooklyn news and views you can use: bkmag.com Email: [email protected] Follow along on Facebook: Brooklyn Magazine Twitter: @brooklynmag Instagram: @brooklynmagazine Follow Brian Braiker on Twitter: @slarkpope