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Hoop dreams

Follows the high school careers of two young, African-American men from inner-city Chicago as they pursue their dream of playing professional basketball.

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  • "Two African American boys struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional."
  • "Follows the high school careers of two young, African-American men from inner-city Chicago as they pursue their dream of playing professional basketball."@en
  • "Follows the high school careers of two young, African-American men from inner-city Chicago as they pursue their dream of playing professional basketball."
  • "Documentary about two boys and two families struggling against the odds and against the system to make their dreams of being professional basketball players."@en
  • "The true-life story of Arthur Agee and William Gates and the unforgettable five year experience that turns them into men."@en
  • "A documentary chronicling 4 1/2 years in the lives of two black inner-city Chicago kids (Arthur Agee and William Gates) who have a chance to make it as professional basketball players. The film follows Agee and Gates as they navigate the world of scholastic athletics. Also appearing are Emma Gates, Curtis Gates, Sheila Agee, Arthur (Bo) Agee, Earl Smith, Gene Pingatore, Isiah Thomas, Patricia Weir, Luther Bedford, Shannon Johnson, Tomika Agee, Joe (Sweetie) Agee, Jazz Agee, Catherine Mines, Willie Gates, Dick Vitale, Kevin O'Neill, Bobby Knight, Spike Lee, Bo Ellis, Tim Gray."
  • "A documentary chronicling 4 1/2 years in the lives of two black inner-city Chicago kids (Arthur Agee and William Gates) who have a chance to make it as professional basketball players. The film follows Agee and Gates as they navigate the world of scholastic athletics. Also appearing are Emma Gates, Curtis Gates, Sheila Agee, Arthur (Bo) Agee, Earl Smith, Gene Pingatore, Isiah Thomas, Patricia Weir, Luther Bedford, Shannon Johnson, Tomika Agee, Joe (Sweetie) Agee, Jazz Agee, Catherine Mines, Willie Gates, Dick Vitale, Kevin O'Neill, Bobby Knight, Spike Lee, Bo Ellis, Tim Gray."@en
  • "Follows the high school careers of two men as they pursue their dream of playing professional basketball."
  • "This documentary follows two inner-city basketball phenoms' lives through high school as they chase their dreams of playing iin the NBA."@en
  • "Critically acclaimed true life story of Arthur Agee and William Gates, two talented young men from a tough Chicago neighbourhood who achieve the American Dream."
  • "Docu-drama over twee zwarte jongens uit Chicago die dromen van een basketball-carrière."
  • "Follows the high school careers of two young men from inner-city Chicago as they pursue their dream of playing professional basketball."@en
  • "This documentary follows two inner-city basketball phenoms' lives through high school as they chase their dreams of playing in the NBA."
  • "This documentary follows two inner-city basketball phenoms' lives through high school as they chase their dreams of playing in the NBA."@en
  • "This dramatization of the true life story of Arthur Agee and William Gates follows the high school careers of these two young men from inner-city Chicago as they pursue their dream of playing professional basketball."@en
  • "Focuses on William Gates and Arthur Agee, two teenagers from inner-city Chicago, and follows them for almost five years, as they pursue their dream to become professional basketball players. Both young men are talented sportsmen, but as Gates and Agee persue their dream, they must contend with the pressing issues and difficulties of social class and racism, as well as the predatory practices and increasingly ruthless, big-business tactics of college and even high school sports."
  • "Deux jeunes Afro-Américains, amateurs de basket-ball, témoignent de leurs désirs et de la dure réalité de leur existence."
  • "Filmed over a five-year period, this documentary follows the lives of two inner-city kids with aspirations to play professional basketball."
  • ""HOOP DREAMS is a documentary which chronicals [sic] the lives of basketball players William Gates and Arthur Agee from the summer after they leave grammar school, through their freshman year in college in the Fall of 1991. HOOP DREAMS captures the complex relationship between American sports dreams and American realities in the inner-city. HOOP DREAMS' intimate portrait of William, Arthur and their families dramatizes how the lack of opportunities feeds their belief that sports is the only viable way to a better life"--1995 Peabody Awards entry form excerpt."
  • "A documentary chronicling five years in the lives of Arthur Agee and William Gates, two youths from Chicago's inner city who dream of making it into the NBA."@en
  • "A documentary about two boys and their families, fighting against the odds and the system to achieve their dreams on and off the basketball court."
  • "They have nothing - except talent and a dream - and in this tough Chicago neighborhood, dreams are all they can count on. Hoop dreams is the critically acclaimed true-life story of Arthur Agee and William Gates and the unforgettable five year experience that turns them into men. You will come to know them and root for them as if they were your friends, your family, as against all odds, these boys prove that with faith, talent and a little luck, anyone can achieve the American Dream."@en
  • "The true-life story of Arthur Agee and William Gates and the 5 year experience that turns them into men."
  • "A documentary of five years in the lives of Arthur Agee and William Gates."@en
  • "Two ordinary inner-city kids dare to dream the impossible-professional basketball glory in this epic chronicle of hope and perseverance. Filmed over a five-year 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 -- Container."@en
  • "Keep your eye on the ball. Never give up. Cited as one of the all-time best sporting movies ever made, the Oscar-nominated HOOP DREAMS, follows the sporting aspirations of two inner-city basketball hopefuls who dare to dream the impossible. Beginning with casual games in the urban playground and ending with the possibility of college basketball offers, HOOP DREAMS is an age-old story about never giving up on your passions. Filmed over a five-year 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 rough Chicago streets."@en
  • "Follows four and a half years in the lives of two African American teenagers attempting to realize their individual "hoop dreams.""
  • "Follows the high school careers of young men who dream of winning fame and escaping the poverty of their Chicago neighborhood by playing in the National Basketball Association."@en
  • "Follows the lives of two high-school basketball players from inner city Chicago over a five-year span as they aspire to become professional basketball players."
  • "Tracks Arthur Agee and William Gates for almost five years as they struggle to turn their playground skills into the kind of basketball mastery that could earn them college scholarships and maybe even a place in the pros."
  • "Tracks Arthur Agee and William Gates for almost five years as they struggle to turn their playground skills into the kind of basketball mastery that could earn them college scholarships and maybe even a place in the pros."@en

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  • "Basketball films"@en
  • "Sports films"@en
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  • "Black films and programs"
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  • "Documentals (Televisió)"
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  • "Hoop dreams"
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  • "Hoop dreams [DVD]"
  • "Hoop dreams (Motion picture : 1994)"@en
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  • "Hoop dreams (Programa televisiu)"
  • "Hoop dreams [video]"

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