Hoop Dreams (DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Steve James
IndiePix Price: $21.95
RUNTIME - 171 minutes
RATING - PG-13 (MPAA)
YEAR - 1994
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
COUNTRY - United States
LANGUAGE - English
SUBTITLES - English
ATTRIBUTES - Widescreen, Color, Anamorphic
GENRES - biography, classics, sports & recreation
Film Info
A highly acclaimed, Oscar-overlooked documentary about the hopes and dreams of two inner city youths who see basketball, and especially acceptance to a school known for its outstanding basketball program, as their ticket out of poverty. Appearances by Isiah Thomas, Dick Vitale, Spike Lee and Bobby Knight. Academy Award Nominations: Best Film Editing. Winner of the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Awards
- Audience Award, Best Documentary (Winner)
1994 Sundance Film Festival (Park City, United States) - Best Documentary (Winner)
1995 National Society of Film Critics Awards (United States) - Best Documentary (Winner)
1994 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Los Angeles, United States) - Best Documentary (Winner)
1994 National Board of Review (United States) - Best Documentary (Winner)
1994 New York Film Critics Circle Awards (New York City, United States) - Best Documentary (Winner)
1994 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (Boston, United States)