He was named a chicago tribune artist of the year for 1994, a 1995 guggenheim fellow, and a recipient of a robert f. William gates was born on december 28, 1971 in chicago, illinois, usa. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams follows young arthur agee and william gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic. Hoop dreams has been running basketball events in the north jersey area since 1994. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams follows young arthur agee and william gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their chicago streets. Hoop dreams is now available in bluray and dvd special editions from the criterion collection. Hoops dreams strives to develop and enhance, through the game of basketball, the skills that children need to succeed as future. Hoop dreams is, on one level, a documentary about two africanamerican kids named william gates and arthur agee, from chicagos inner city, who are gifted basketball players and dream of someday starring in the nba. Him and kevin macdonald are my two favorite doc filmmakers because they can actually direct a feature also.
For nearly five years arthur agees and william gates remarkable lives were chronicled by a team of filmmakers. Have questions about an upcoming youth basketball training program in lexington. Coach mike stone is the director and all basketball events are coordinated by an experienced and enthusiastic team of teachers and coaches. Feb 18, 2015 arthur agee stands at the site where his father was killed in 2004. Kaufen sie hoop dreams the criterion collection gunstig ein. This heartfelt and affecting film follows two teenagers chasing scholarships that hold out the chance of a. Hoop dreams 1994 has the form of a sports documentary, but along the way it becomes a revealing and heartbreaking story about life in america. With william gates, arthur agee, emma gates, curtis gates.
Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams follows young arthur agee and william gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their. Feb 28, 2015 heres the opening for the 1995 vhs of hoop dreams and heres the order. Arthur agee 22 and william gates 23 from the award winning documentary film hoop dreams, shared a common goal of aspiring to play professional basketball in the nba. A list of hoop dreams alumni who chose to chase their dreams of playing basketball beyond idaho high school basketball. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Acad rebounds after hoop airball, in variety new york, 20 february, 1995. First exhibited at the 1994 sundance film festival, where it won the audience award for best documentary, hoop dreams has been hailed as the great american documentary and. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Girls teams begin in october and finish early spring march may, depending on grade level. Also known as aka original title hoop dreams reunion. William goes to an elite private school known for producing nba basketball. Hoop dreams has the movie equivalent of allcourt vision. It picks up everything happening in the gym, in the stands and even outside.
Gates and agee dream of nba stardom, and with the support of their closeknit families, they. Tryouts are in august girls teams begin in october and finish early spring march. It follows the story of two africanamerican high school students in chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players. First exhibited at the 1994 sundance film festival, where it won the audience award for best documentary, kartemquins hoop dreams is the remarkable true story of two american dreamers. Corliss, richard, how the winner lost, in time new york, 27 february 1995. My children have been attending hoop dreams for 4 years. Joseph high school by partial scholarships and the hope that theyll become the next isiah thomas, the former nba great who remains the schools most famous basketball alumnus.
It was on over 100 ten best lists nationwide and was named best film of the year by roger ebert. Now journalist ben joravsky vividly brings to light all the. Hoop dreams by ben jorvasky is a amazing story of hard work and struggle. William gates and athur agee are two young hoop stars with big dreams. They both aspire to play in the nba, and both have the raw potential and talent to suceed, but the real question is can they sacrifice thier spare time and focuse on getting good grades and polishing. Hoop dreams is a compelling documentary which follows the life of two young basketball stars from chicago, arthur agee and william gates. Hoop dreams is a 1994 american documentary film directed and produced by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert, with kartemquin films. Frederick marx achieved international fame for a film he cowrote hoop dreams with steve james the director of the film. One of the most critically acclaimed documentaries of all time, hoop dreams is a. Shot over a 4 12year period, hoop dreams begins when gates and agee are 14yearold basketball prodigies. Hoop dreams basketball club offers an extensive basketball season for the serious basketball player. When the filmmakers began, they planned to make a 30minute film about eighthgraders being recruited from innercity playgrounds to play for suburban schools. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. It is one of the highest grossing nonmusical documentaries in united states.
It follows the story of two africanamerican high school students in chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players originally intended to be a 30minute short film produced for the public broadcasting. Over the past 26 years the organization has enjoyed successful growth by staying true to its original goal of exposing young athletes to. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Joseph high school in westchester, illinois, a predominately white suburban school wellknown for the excellence of its basketball program. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams follows young arthur agee and william gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their chicago. Arthur agee stands at the site where his father was killed in 2004. This is the trailer to hoop dreams, the movie that. Every school day, africanamerican teenagers william gates and arthur agee travel 90 minutes each way from innercity chicago to st.
It is at once an allegory about striving to achieve, and the politics and pressures of achievement. Gates and agee dream of nba stardom, and with the support of their closeknit families, they battle the social and physical. African american high schoolcollege romance kindle edition by jackson, aaliyah. When the film starts, both arthur and william are ninth graders from the inner city. One of the most critically acclaimed documentaries of all time, hoop dreams is a rich, complex, heartbreaking, and ultimately deeply rewarding film that uses high school hoops as a jumpingoff point to explore issues of race, class, and education in modern america. Hoop dreams 1994 frederick marxs film hoop dreams played in hundreds of theatres nationwide after winning the audience award at the sundance film festival and was the first documentary ever chosen to close the new york film festival. Watch hoop dreams online stream full movie directv. This heartfelt and affecting film follows two teenagers chasing. Sep 30, 2019 roger ebert and gene siskel both named hoop dreams as their best film of 1994. He is an actor, known for hoop dreams 1994, early edition 1996 and hoop dreams reunion 1995. Rent hoop dreams 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hoop dreams i. With james brown, arthur agee, william gates, peter gilbert. Dretzka, gary, hoop dreams shooting for bestpicture oscar, in chicago tribune, 10 december 1994.
Both are lured to the catholic and mostly white st. A film following the lives of two innercity chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional. Roger ebert and gene siskel both named hoop dreams as their best film of 1994. Hoop dreams is a richly human and profoundly american film. It gives us the thrill of the game, but it doesnt cheat on. Its the thing that the films protagonists are chasing, which is only a pretext for what moviegoers really want to see. Cox, dan, fine line has dreams of best pic, in variety new york, 2 january 1995. However, it was not even nominated for an academy award.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hoop dreams ist ein dokumentarfilm des usamerikanischen regisseurs steve james. On another level, it is about much larger subjects. Hoop dreams was started in 1994 by a group of teachers and coaches in north jersey who were excited about providing youth players in the area with an opportunity to experience the game of basketball in a funfilled and educational environment. Rent hoop dreams 1994 starring william gates and arthur agee on dvd and bluray. Release dates 2 also known as aka 3 release dates usa 15 november 1995. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Roughly 250 hours of film were devoted to their journeys from the playgrounds to high school competition to college recruitment and whittled down to three hours it became the awardwinning film hoop dreams. Class of 2017 jaydon clark centennial william jessup university brooks king centennial university of utah delveion jackson centennial uc davis kolby lee rocky mountain byu. Two ordinary innercity chicago kids dare to reach for the impossibleprofessional basketball gloryin this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Two ordinary innercity kids dare to dream the impossible professional basketball glory in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Heres the opening for the 1995 vhs of hoop dreams and heres the order.
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