Undefeated

Undefeated (2011) is a documentary you can watch online on iFILM. Directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin spent a season with the Manassas Tigers — a high school football program from one of inner-city Memphis's most underfunded neighborhoods — and came back with the film that claimed the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

Three players carry the story: O.C. Brown, Montrail "Money" Brown and Chavis Daniels, each walking into the season with a weight that has nothing to do with football. Their volunteer coach, Bill Courtney, runs a lumber company by day. Nobody asked him to be here, and that fact hangs over every conversation he has with his players.

Where the film beats the genre is in what happens after the big games. The Tigers lose some. Courtney loses his temper. The wins here are quieter than a championship scoreboard. Stream Undefeated (2011) on iFILM.