Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by Steve James. It follows the story of two Chicago, Illinois high school students and their dream of becoming professional basketball players. Originally intended to be a 30-minute short produced for the Public Broadcasting Service, it eventually led to 5 years of filming and 250 hours of footage. It premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Despite its length (171 minutes) and unlikely commercial genre, it received high critical and popular acclaim.

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:01:18

And welcome to
the 38th annual NBA All-Star game...

:01:22

from Chicago Stadium.

:01:25

A standing-room-only crowd.

:01:27

A steal by Jordan.
he spun it away from the Mailman.

:01:49

Just needs a little time-out to reorganize.

:01:52

And the chances
of a West comeback are slipping away.

:01:58

Aguirre for three.

:02:00

I have never seen an All-Star game...

:02:03

that had such spectacular passing...

:02:07

and plays,
and thundering plays like this.

:02:09

They're beginning to hang, Billy.

:02:13

Ah, what a way to end this ball game.

:02:34

Right now, I wanna, you know,
play in the NBA...

:02:39

like anybody else would wanna be.

:02:44

That's who -
That's something...

:02:46

I dream and think
about all the time -

:02:50

playing in the NBA.

:02:59

he's just doing something
that he loves so much.

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