"Hoop Dream" film reels. Photo: Courtesy of Kartemquin Films The creators and stars of the celebrated documentary "Hoop Dreams" are commemorating the film's 30th anniversary with a panel ...

Hoop Dreams, the acclaimed 1994 documentary about two Chicago teens chasing NBA dreams, remains influential 30 years later and is preserved in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry.

“Hoop Dreams” ended 25 years ago, but their story is still worth following. “That was one of the messages people got from it, that no matter how bad you’re struggling the next day is ...

This week David Brancaccio spoke with both “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James and one of the athletes featured in the film, William Gates, about the elusiveness of the dream of becoming a ...

"It's been a dream of mine to have a 'Hoop Dreams' basketball court in the city of Chicago, just because I wanted to keep the legacy around for the movie," Agee said. "That's where they actually ...

“Hoop Dreams,” in many ways, was just that — a dream. “If I’m being honest, ‘Hoop Dreams’ is a sad story for me,” Gates said. “It reminds me I didn’t make it.

It’s been 30 years since the seminal documentary “Hoop Dreams” was released. On Saturday, the famed subjects of the film were on the West Side to help present Chicago with an anniversary ...

Hoop Dreams is considered by many to be the best sports documentary ever made. Steve James’s 1994 film followed two high school basketball players, William Gates and Arthur Agee, who aspired to ...

“Hoop Dreams” is based on the real-life stories of high school basketball stars Arthur Agee and William Gates, who came of age during the 1990s in Chicago, during the height of the Michael ...