No Place for Football
Iceberg caps and ocean frame bright green soccer pitches on Greenland’s coastlines, where a football culture is breaking through. Directors Brandon Scott Smith and Derek Sullivan Smith follow B-67 Nuuk, the strongest club in Greenland—often called the country’s answer to Real Madrid—as they pursue a national championship. Amid this deeply rooted Inuit culture and team is rookie coach Nicolai, who yearns for respect and companionship on the field and in his new home while leading the nation’s most promising– and endearing–talent. His players, who jokingly refer to him as “Lasso,” balance their passion for the game with work and family as they prepare for the tournament during unpredictable Arctic weather. What unfolds is a glimpse into the fighting spirit of not just one team, but the deep sense of identity and pride of Greenlanders seeking recognition—not only on the football pitch, but on the global stage. —Michelle Svenson
Director/s
Brandon Scott Smith
Raised on a Colorado Dude Ranch by two artist parents, Brandon Scott Smith and his brother Derek were instilled with a unique blend of rugged independence and creative expression from day one. The combination shaped their approach to both work and life, fueling the fascination for stories of untamed landscapes and lives hard-earned. Brandon is a director, producer, and cinematographer who previously made …for My Dad (2011). No Place for Football (2024) is his feature directorial debut.
Derek Sullivan Smith
Originally from Boone, North Carolina, Derek Sullivan Smith is a filmmaker and photojournalist with a degree in Film & Media. He has worked with the last Northern White Rhinos in Kenya, women's rights organizations in India, and cancer-fighting mothers in Los Angeles, with the intent to help tell the world's stories on a personal scale. He made his feature documentary debut as a producer with In the Dark of the Valley (2021). No Place for Football (2024) is his feature directorial debut.
Expected Guests
BRANDON SCOTT SMITH • Director
DEREK SULLIVAN SMITH • Director