Hoop Dreams is a 1994 English-language Documentary Drama movie written by Steve James and Frederick Marx. The movie is directed by Steve James and produced by Steve James, Peter Gilbert and Frederick Marx under the banner of Kartemquin Films. A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional. Hoop dreams features William Gates in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates, Sheila Agee, Arthur 'bo' Agee and Earl Smith. The music was composed by Ben Sidran. Cinematography was done by Peter Gilbert and editing by Steve James, Frederick Marx and William Haugse. The movie has a running time of 170 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Hoop Dreams was made on a budget of $0 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $11 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Fine Line Features. At the 1994 Sundance Film Festival It won an award for Documentary.
English
Documentary , Drama , Sport
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