Hoop Dreams (1994)

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Synopsis
This documentary about the aspirations of high-school basketball players from inner city Chicago won awards from the Sundance film festival, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Academy Award (Oscar) for best editing. Two young men are followed during their entire high-school career, beginning with their participation in playground games and ending with their being recruited by colleges. The obstacles these young men face include parental drug addiction, family poverty, and inner-city violence, as well as the usual obstacles that arise in competition, including physical injuries. While each aspires to leave the ghetto, there are many reasons to suppose they may not be able to, despite each beating the odds against them by winning college scholarships. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast

William "Pop" Gates
Kevin O'Neill	Himself (Marquette University head basketball coach)
Earl Smith	Himself (Talent scout)
Isiah Thomas	Himself (Professional basketball player)
Dick Vitale	Himself (Television sports commentator)
Bobby Knight	Himself (Indiana University head basketball coach)
Spike Lee	Himself (Film director)
Arthur Agee	Himself
Sheila Agee	Herself (Arthur's mother)
Emma Gates	Herself (William's mother)
Gene Pingatore	Himself (Coach)
William Gates	Himself

Production Crew

Edward Scott	Additional Cinematography
Peter Gilbert	Cinematographer
Gordon Quinn	Co-producer
Ben Sidran	Composer (Music Score)
Steve James	Director
Frederick Marx	Editor
Steve James	Editor
William Haugse	Editor
Catherine Allan	Executive Producer
Gordon Quinn	Executive Producer
Frederick Marx	Producer
Peter Gilbert	Producer
Steve James	Producer

Genre
Culture & Society
Sports & Recreation

Awards
1993 - Audience Award: Documentary - Sundance Film Festival
1993 - Best Documentary - L.A. Film Critics Association
1993 - Best Documentary - New York Film Critics Circle
1993 - Audience Award - Documentary - Sundance Film Festival
1993 - Best Documentary - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1993 - Audience Award - Sundance Film Festival
1994 - Best Documentary - National Society of Film Critics
1994 - Special Distinction - Independent Spirit Award
1994 - Best Documentary - New York Film Critics Circle
1994 - Special Distinction - Independent Spirit Awards

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