Hoop Dreams
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Hoop Dreams |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 170 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steve James |
| script | Steve James Frederick Marx |
| production | Peter Gilbert Steve James Frederick Marx |
| music | Ben Sidran |
| camera | Peter Gilbert |
| cut | Steve James Frederick Marx William Haugse |
| occupation | |
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Hoop Dreams is a documentary film by the American director Steve James . Released in 1994, it pursued two high school students in Chicago , Illinois who dreamed of becoming professional basketball players.
Originally intended as a 30-minute short film for the Public Broadcasting Service , at the end of the project 250 hours of film had been recorded over 5 years. The film premiered at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival , where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. At the 1995 Academy Awards , the film was nominated for “best editing” alongside the films Forrest Gump , Pulp Fiction , The Condemned and Speed .
The film grossed $ 11.8 million worldwide, making it the 10th most commercially successful documentary film in the United States.
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The film follows the two Afro-Americans William Gates and Arthur Agee Jr., who attend St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois . The school is mostly attended by whites and has an excellent basketball department. With a 90-minute walk to school, long and difficult training units and the adjustment to the new social environment, it is difficult for both of them to improve their athletic performance - and that in a highly competitive job market. Meanwhile, their families celebrate their successes and support each other in difficult times.
In addition to basketball, the film shows an authentic picture of life in the city center. Topics such as race , class , social inequality , education, and values, and what they mean in the United States, are covered. Poverty is often discussed : the Agees have their gas and electricity turned off, and while Arthur works at Pizza Hut for four dollars an hour , his friend Shannon is caught drug dealing and ends up in jail.
In addition to both mothers, William's brother Curtis and Arthur's father Arthur senior have supporting roles. Curtis Gates was a talented basketball player himself, but was kicked out of school due to constant lack of discipline and is continuously unemployed. Arthur Gates Sr. becomes addicted to crack in the film , buys drugs in front of his son, begins stealing and beat up his wife and ends up in prison for six months, after which they split up. After rehab and reconciliation, the relationship with Arthur junior remains tense.
Gates and Agee brave injury problems and bad grades and both make the leap to college. In the credits it is stated that William Gates went to Marquette University , and Arthur Agee became the starting point guard of Arkansas State University . The film closes with a quote from William Gates: “People are asking me not to forget them if I make it into the NBA . I should ask her not to forget me if I don't make it into the NBA. "
Awards (selection)
- 1994 Sundance Film Festival : Audience Award for the best documentary
- 1994 Los Angeles Film Critics Association : Best Documentary
- 1994 Chicago Film Critics Award : Best Editing
- 1994 Producers Guild of America : "Special Merit"
- 1995 Nominated for an Oscar : Best Editing
- 1995 Peabody Award
- 1995 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
- National Society of Film Critics : Best Documentation
- New York Film Critics Circle : Best Documentary
- Directors Guild of America : Excellent work as a documentary director
- 2005 admission to the National Film Registry
- 2007 International Documentary Association called Hoop Dreams as best documentary of all time
Life after the movie
Arthur Agee set up his own charitable foundation after college to give young people in distressed areas the opportunity to play basketball. William Gates is a pastor today . Both emphasize the value of the education they received through high school and college scholarships. Both have four children each.
Agees and Gates' family lives were both overshadowed by tragedy. Both Agee's father and Gates' brother Curtis, both shown in the film, were shot dead in raids in 2001 and 2005, respectively. The drug addiction that Arthur senior showed in the film, through which he beat his wife and bought crack in front of his son, his son never forgave him.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hoop Dreams, 15 Years Later ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Slam Online.
- ^ Looking Back At Broken 'Dreams' , Washington Post.
- ↑ Hoop Dreams family encounters another tragedy ( Memento August 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Sports Illustrated.
Web links
- Hoop Dreams in the Internet Movie Database (English)