Steve James Movies

  • 2008
    At the Death House Door

    At the Death House Door

    At the Death House Door

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    An investigation of the wrongful death of Carlos DeLuna, who was executed in Texas on December 7, 1989, after prosecutors ignored evidence...

    At the Death House Door
  • 2012
    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

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    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the world...

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
  • 2012
    Head Games

    Head Games

    Head Games

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    Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions...

    Head Games
  • 2003
    Stevie

    Stevie

    Stevie

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    In 1995 Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy he had been an...

    Stevie
  • 1970
    The Value of Work

    The Value of Work

    The Value of Work

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    Why is minimum wage important? In 2013, Seattle became ground zero for the heated national debate about increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour....

    The Value of Work
  • 2015
    Life After Hoop Dreams

    Life After Hoop Dreams

    Life After Hoop Dreams

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    This forty-minute program was produced by the Criterion Collection in 2014

    Life After Hoop Dreams
  • 1981
    The Tenant

    The Tenant

    The Tenant

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    A man moves to a new house and through the window notices two naked lovers in the house next door.

    The Tenant
  • 2005
    Reel Paradise

    Reel Paradise

    Reel Paradise

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    Former indie film "guru" John Pierson takes his family to Fiji for one year to run the world's most remote movie theater.

    Reel Paradise
  • 2003
    The New Americans

    The New Americans

    The New Americans

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    Four years in the lives of a diverse group of contemporary immigrants and refugees as they journey to start new lives in America.

    The New Americans
  • 1992
    Higher Goals

    Higher Goals

    Higher Goals

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    An educational companion piece to Hoop Dreams, Higher Goals features NBA star Isiah Thomas in a fast-paced, entertaining PBS special that encourages...

    Higher Goals
  • 1991
    Grassroots Chicago

    Grassroots Chicago

    Grassroots Chicago

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    A documentary about neighborhood people creating change. Produced for the MacArthur Foundation by Kartemquin Films, this piece features six vignettes...

    Grassroots Chicago