Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

8.3

19942h 54min

Director: Steve James

Style

Complexity
70%
Tension
62%
Bleakness
55%

Storyline

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.