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Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

7.6/10

2hr 54mins

Country:US

1994

Documentary
Spoken Languages: English

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.

Budget

$700,000.00

Production companies

Fine Line Features, Kartemquin Films

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

2hr 54mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

1994-09-12

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