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Head Games

From the acclaimed director Steve James (Academy Award-nominated Hoop Dreams, Emmy Award winning The Interrupters), Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis is a revealing documentary featuring never-before-seen neurological findings related to rugby and soccer players that will serve as a wake-up call for those who think that the devastating chronic effects of repetitive head trauma are only an American football and boxing injury.
 
Inspired by events from the book Head Games written by former Ivy League Football Player and WWE Wrestler Christopher Nowinski, Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis will capture the attention of a worldwide audience and expose a problem that has undeniably become a silent epidemic on a global scale. Internationally respected medical experts, professional and amateur athletes and their families will offer eye-opening insights and cutting edge science on head trauma that will demand that the perception of concussion change to guarantee the health and safety of athletes as a top priority.

Frontline Documentaries

  • Why the NFL Should be Scared of Chris Borland 
  • NFL Concussion Settlement: How much is a brain worth to the NFL
 

CBC: The National 

 
CBC's Peter Mansbridge sits down for a one-on-one interview with Sidney Crosby to talk about his concussion.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Concussion

 
In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
 
Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

League of Denial​

The National Football League, a multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut, presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault: thousands of former players have claimed the league tried to cover up how football inflicted long-term brain injuries on many players. What did the NFL know, and when did it know it? In a special two-hour investigation, FRONTLINE reveals the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.
 
 
 
 
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