Hoop Dreams

🎭 Genres:Documentary

⭐️ Actors:William Gates, Arthur Agee, Gene Pingatore, Steve James, Dick Vitale

🌍 Country:United States of America

📅 Year:1994

🎬 Director:Steve James

📝 Description: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.