newportFILM presents “Summer of ’94,” a film that chronicles the wild rise of the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team on the road to the 1994 World Cup — and the history they were never meant to make. With no league and no roadmap, a ragtag group of players and an unlikely coach endured a grueling two-year training camp, hoping simply not to embarrass their nation at the first-ever World Cup on American soil. Armed with camcorders, the players documented it all, capturing raw moments as underdogs grew into future legends. Featuring never-before-seen footage and new interviews with Alexi Lalas, Cobi Jones, Tony Meola, and coach Bora Milutinović, the film shares how chaos, chemistry, and grit forged a brotherhood that changed American soccer forever. newportFILM operates an a zero-waste initiative across its outdoor summer series on Aquidneck Island.