Hoop Dreams
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| Gender | Male |
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| Initial release | USA |
| Directors | Steve James |
| Film series | Hoop Dreams |
| Screenplay | Steve James |
| Frederick Marx | |
| Posting publicly. | |
| Awards | Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries |
| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film | |
| Independent Spirit Special Distinction Award | |
| MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker | |
| Prix Italia for TV – Special Prize for Documentaries | |
| Peabody Award | |
| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Theatrical country of origin release date | USA |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
| Box offic | $11.8 million |
| Budget | $700,000 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 947089 |
Hoop Dreams Life story
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years. … MORE
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