Vainuku and film making partner Erika Cohn won Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary at the 38th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards.
In Sports We Trust deals with the social and family pressures on four Samoan and Tongan high school gridiron stars chasing multi-million dollar contracts in football league.
Pacific Radio News reports the gripping documentary features interviews with N F L superstars Troy Polamalu and Haloti Ngata as well as a close up into gang activity in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the influence of the Mormon Church.
