Steve James's three-hour 1994 epic following two Black teenagers in Chicago chasing the NBA dream over five years. Reshaped the documentary form and famously snubbed by the Oscars in the same year.
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Hoop Dreams is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates and Arthur Agee, in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.