Basquete Blues
/
Hoop dreams
director:
Steve James
playwright:
Frederick Marx
/
Steve James
actor:
William Gates
/
Arthur Agee
/
Gene Pingatore
/
Steve James
/
Dick Vitale
…
genre:
Documentary
region:
USA
language:
English
release date:
1994-09-12
(Release)
IMDb: tt0110057
overview
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.