Regardless of your age, skill level or position, training with hoop dreams will take your game and skill development to. The track was released on friday, september 16th, 2011. Two ordinary innercity chicago kids dare to reach for the impossible professional basketball glory in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. An extraordinary true story this documentary follows two innercity chicago residents, arthur agee and william gates, as they follow their dreams of becoming basketball superstars. Jon wertheim leading off a historic benchmark tim isaac is the first to benchpress 800 pounds. As such, stanley thangarajs desi hoop dreams is a muchneeded scholarly work on basketball in. His main passion in life is to continue this tradition through his roles in coaching, teaching, and mentoring through hoop dreams. A film following the lives of two innercity chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams, by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert, follows young arthur agee and william gates and their families. First exhibited at the 1994 sundance film festival, where it won the audience award for best documentary, kartemquins hoop dreams is the remarkable true story of two american dreamers. In order to understand how people use our site generally, and to create more valuable experiences for you. Feb 18, 2015 twenty years after the landmark documentary was cruelly snubbed at the oscars, we take a look at where the principals are today.
Hoop dreams 1994 has the form of a sports documentary, but along the way it becomes a revealing and heartbreaking story about life in america. Im talkin bout hoop dreams, hoop dreams my nigga had hoop dreams, hoop dreams some niggas ball, some niggas. Hoop dreams is a 1994 american documentary film directed and produced by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert, with kartemquin films. Xv hoop dreams mp3 download and stream livemixtapes. Lives forever changed the costars of hoop dreams didnt make it to the nba, but thats no tragedy by l. Arthur agee has called hoop dreams both a blessing and a curse. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Hoop dreams has great footage and scenes, but none of them were storyboarded or scripted listen to the dvd commentaries to learn why they regretted filming a moment when the agee family loses power to their home. Hoop dreams basketball club offers an extensive basketball season for the serious basketball player. Mike scotts hoop dreams basketball academy is located in lexington, kentucky.
Hoop dreams is a story about two young men who want to become basketball players in the nba. Desi hoop dreams focuses on south asianonly basketball leagues common in most they struggle against popular representations as either threatening terrorists or geeky, effeminate computer geniuses. Xvs rap artistry continues to improve with every release, something which is most. And despite being famously snubbed by the oscar committee, it is the most successful and critically acclaimed documentary in american history, roger ebert wrote in 1995 obviously prior to michael moores blockbusters. Hoop dreams, hoop dreams my nigga had hoop dreams, hoop dreams some niggas ball, some niggas shoot when you from where im from, everybody wanna hoop im talkin bout verse 2. Im talkin bout hoop dreams, hoop dreams my nigga had hoop dreams, hoop dreams some niggas ball, some niggas shoot when you from where im from, everybody wanna hoop im talkin bout verse 1 dwayne wayne to dwayne wade, fire on him so hatin niggas that aint paid put fire on him but he was usa, jordan, nine on him the old heads he used to. Hoop dreams has been running basketball events in the north jersey area since 1994. Hoop dreams will close the new york film festival on sunday night at 8, the first documentary ever to do so. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Our lexington basketball trainer born and raised in baltimore, maryland, coach mike scott has made his dreams a reality through the avenue and opportunities of basketball. William gates, arthur agee, emma gates, steve james.
Im talkin bout hoop dreams, hoop dreams my nigga had hoop dreams, hoop dreams some niggas ball, some niggas shoot when you. The 12part history features hoop dreams filmmakers steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams, by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert follows young arthur agee and william gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while dealing with the intense pressures of. Filmed over a fiveyear 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.
Twenty years after the landmark documentary was cruelly snubbed at the oscars, we take a look at where the principals are today. My children have been attending hoop dreams for 4 years. Joravsky wrote this book, so that every chapter it is either told through arthurs, or williams, eyes. You can expect to hear a handful of sports references, it crazy how much dope music has been dropping lately.
Finally, it is so much more than a talkingheads documentary. Hoop dreams basketball academy offers the premier group basketball training in the bluegrass state. In january 2014, jason guerrasio has published an oral history of hoop dreams at. Register for free to download this mixtape and others. Tryouts are in august girls teams begin in october and finish early spring march.
With william gates, arthur agee, emma gates, curtis gates. Catherine allan, executive producer for twin cities public. The idea for the book came from the documentary movie, hoop dreams, which is a true story. This completely absorbing threehour documentary follows the lives of two innercity african american teenage basketball prodigies as they move through high school with longshot dreams of the nba, superstardom, and an escape from the ghetto. To combat such stereotypes, some use sports as a means. Regardless of your age, skill level or position, training with hoop dreams will take your game and skill development to the next level. You truly feel like youre sitting in the same room as these people. Hoop dreams says a lot about african american life in particular and the united states society overall. Carry heat like alonzo, a nine like you rondo then you hit the block, dikembe mutombo flew to the top fast, now you gotta drive slow yao ming out in houston with yo. This heartfelt and affecting film follows two teenagers chasing scholarships that hold out the chance of a. Kartemquins gordon quinn, executive producer of the film. Hoop dreams is, on one level, a documentary about two africanamerican kids named william gates and arthur agee, from chicagos inner city, who are gifted basketball players and dream of someday starring in the nba. Good basketball sub, nothing to it press j to jump to the feed. It follows the story of two africanamerican high school students in chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.
Hoop dreams basketball camp basketball court 17 photos. It is a true, heartwarming story that is told, by ben joravsky, through the eyes of two kids named, arthur agee and william gates. Jeff haleyguitar, bass tommy davidsonguitar, bass max brooksvocals, guitar jordan mrazikguitar. When the filmmakers began, they planned to make a 30minute film about eighthgraders being recruited from innercity playgrounds to play for suburban schools. Rent hoop dreams 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Senator john kerry at the 8th annual hoop dreams scholarship fund congressional reception on may 11th in the united states capitol building. It will open in new york next friday and around the country on oct. Two ordinary innercity kids dare to dream the impossibleprofessional basketball gloryin this epic chronicle of hope and faith. One of the most critically acclaimed documentaries of all time, hoop dreams is a rich, complex, heartbreaking, and ultimately deeply rewarding film that uses high. Filmed over a fiveyear 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. This film illustrates the impact of class, differential opportunities, gender and race.
Here is the latest joint hoop dreams, produced by b. Mar 27, 2012 xv hoop dreams yellow brick road to sxsw. Sep 16, 2011 have you heard xv s new track hoop dreams. Hoop dreams steve james steve james frederick marx 1994 filmmakers chronicle more than four years in the lives of two urban chicago youths in pursuit of pro basketball stardom. To combat such stereotypes, some use sports as a means of performing a distinctly american masculinity. Stream tracks and playlists from dj hoop dreams on your desktop or mobile device. On another level, it is about much larger subjects. Bump the yellow brick road to sxsw, a new offering from xv, which was released on tuesday, march 20th, 2012. Im talkin bout hoop dreams, hoop dreams my nigga had hoop dreams, hoop dreams some niggas ball, some niggas shoot when you from where im from, everybody wanna hoop im. Once again xv continues to drop new music weekly via his twitter. Coach mike stone is the director and all basketball events are coordinated by an experienced and enthusiastic team of teachers and coaches. When the filmmakers began, they planned to make a 30minute film about eighthgraders being recruited from inner. Xv s rap artistry continues to improve with every release, something which is most. Hoop dreams scholarship fund is about building bridges of success while empowering the pursuit of dreams.
Hoop dreams is an easy read for students in middle school, or above. Lives forever changed the costars of hoop dreams didn. The documentary shows the human sacrifices made by black american athletes trying. Hoop dreams hoop dreams, released 21 september 20 1.
262 898 621 1376 968 1165 763 290 1062 55 915 647 219 770 1442 1263 358 927 140 1627 578 195 89 901 929 413 867 133 749 716 717 1265 216 1242 590 423 1072 1444 144 1349 179 1287 525 1486 1290 533 216