Hoop Dreams

Synopsis

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.

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When & where

Streaming on

• fuboTV↗
• HBO Max↗
• HBO Max Amazon Channel↗
• Criterion Channel↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  William Gates
  as Self
• A
  Arthur Agee
  as Self
• G
  Gene Pingatore
  as Self
• 
  Steve James
  as Narrator (voice)
• 
  Dick Vitale
  as Self
• 
  Bobby Knight
  as Self

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