Steve James Movies

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

When a thriving, top-ranked African American elementary school is threatened to be replaced by a new high school favoring the community’s...

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

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

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...

The New Americans follows a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home and families behind and learn what it means to be new...

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

Declining participation leads two Milwaukee area high schools—one black and urban, the other white and suburban—to combine their football...

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