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1 online resource (streaming video file) (2 hr. 49 min. 29 sec.) ; 1029264482 bytes |
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*Occasional Coarse Language*One of the most widely discussed and well-received documentaries of the decade, Hoop Dreams, is a powerful and moving film that intimately chronicles the lives of two Chicago teenagers as they struggle with the pressures of potential basketball stardom. For five years, independent filmmakers Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert recorded both the private moments and public experiences of Arthur Agee and William Gates. The result is both a sympathetic portrait of two human beings and a stunning expose of the system that exploits 'student- athletes.'The film begins in 1986, with a talent scout discovering Arthur and William as 14-year-old stars of the playground. Lured by the 'hoop dreams' of college and NBA careers, both accept athletic scholarships to St. Joseph High School, introducing the film's central conflict, as young black men shuttle back and forth between their economically marginalised families in the city and a wealthy, predominantly white prep school in the suburbs.The film follows the successes and failures of four seasons of high school hoops and four years of personal growth, frustration and tragedy.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Director: Steve James. Writers: Steve James, Frederick Marx |
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Broadcast 2011-10-16 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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African American basketball players.
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Agee, Arthur.
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Biography.
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Gates, William.
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Illinois -- Chicago.
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Streaming video
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Agee, Arthur, cast
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Gates, William, cast
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James, Steve, director
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