Next Goal Wins, writer/director Taika Waititi’s latest film effort, is finally in theaters all over the world. The film tells the true story of American Samoa’s soccer team overcoming their significant dry spell after famously losing a FIFA game 31-0 in 2001. That wasn’t the only way that the American Somoan team made history, as their own Jaiyah Saelua is the first trans woman to compete in a men's FIFA World Cup qualifier. Although she’s beautifully portrayed by Kaimana in the film, it was Jaiyah Saelua herself who joined Taika Waititi for the Next Goal Wins press tour, and it was done with the intention of educating the masses.
