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Summary
Keep your eye on the ball. Never give up. Cited as one of the all-time best sporting movies ever made, the Oscar-nominated HOOP DREAMS, follows the sporting aspirations of two inner-city basketball hopefuls who dare to dream the impossible. Beginning with casual games in the urban playground and ending with the possibility of college basketball offers, HOOP DREAMS is an age-old story about never giving up on your passions. Filmed over a five-year 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 rough Chicago streets
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Event
Originally produced by Madman Entertainment in 1994
