Film Project - Hoop Dreams

This Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary directed by Steve James follows the story of two Chicago, Illinois high school students and their dream of becoming professional basketball players. Emotionally packed with real-world situations that actually matter, like racism, poverty, drug abuse, peer pressure and well, dreams. The filmmakers have a genuine affection for their subjects in this touching tale that was five years in the making.

Washington Post movie critic discusses the movie and calls it"the best film about sports ever". Click here for full review.