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Hoop Dreams is a american film of genre Drama directed by Steve James released in USA on 12 september 1994 with Arthur Agee

Hoop Dreams (1994)

Hoop Dreams
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Released in USA 12 september 1994
Length 2h50
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Documentary
Rating82% 4.145974.145974.145974.145974.14597

Hoop Dreams is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James and written by James and Frederick Marx, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.

Originally intended to be a 30-minute short film produced for the Public Broadcasting Service, it eventually led to five years of filming and 250 hours of footage. It premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Hoop Dreams is the most recent documentary film to be specifically nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Despite its length (171 minutes) and unlikely commercial genre, it received high critical and popular acclaim, and grossed over $11 million worldwide.

Synopsis

The film follows William Gates and Arthur Agee, two African-American teenagers who are recruited by a scout from St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominantly white high school with an outstanding basketball program, whose alumni include NBA great Isiah Thomas.

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Arthur Agee

(Self)Spike Lee

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