Biography (1)
Steve James (b. 1955, Hampton, Virginia, USA) became celebrated for his documentary Hoop Dreams (1994), which won the Audience Award at Sundance and is considered one of the finest documentaries of the 1990s. A highly respected documentarist of his generation, he later turned out the films Stevie (2002), The New Americans (2004), The War Tapes (2006), At the Death House Door (2008) and The Interrupters (2011).
Videos (1)
Life Itself (2014)
Gallery (1)
Prefontaine (1997)
Photo © Buena Vista Pictures
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2002 |
Joe and Max (TV movie) |
| 1999 |
Passing Glory (TV movie) |
| 1997 |
Prefontaine |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
30 for 30 (series) |
The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 4 (S04E33) |
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The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 3 (S04E32) |
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The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 2 (S04E31) |
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The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 1 (S04E30) |
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The Luckiest Guy in the World: The Bill Walton Story (series) |
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| 2022 |
A Compassionate Spy |
| 2020 |
City So Real (series) |
| 2018 |
America to Me (series) |
| 2017 |
Frontline (series) |
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (S35E15) |
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| 2016 |
The Ride of Their Lives |
| 2015 |
The New Yorker Presents (series) |
| 2014 |
A Place Called Pluto |
Life Itself |
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We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss |
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| 2012 |
Frontline (series) |
The Interrupters (S30E03) |
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Head Games |
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| 2010 |
30 for 30 (series) |
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (S01E10) |
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| 2008 |
At the Death House Door |
| 2005 |
Reel Paradise |
| 2003 |
The New Americans |
| 2002 |
Stevie |
| 1994 |
Hoop Dreams |
| 1993 |
Higher Goals |
| 1991 |
Grassroots Chicago |
| 1986 |
Stop Substance Abuse |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1997 |
Prefontaine |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
A Compassionate Spy |
| 1994 |
Hoop Dreams |
Editor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
A Compassionate Spy |
| 2020 |
City So Real (series) |
| 2018 |
America to Me (series) |
| 2016 |
The Ride of Their Lives |
| 2014 |
Life Itself |
| 2012 |
Frontline (series) |
The Interrupters (S30E03) |
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| 2009 |
30 for 30 (series) |
| 2008 |
At the Death House Door |
| 2006 |
The War Tapes |
| 2005 |
Reel Paradise |
| 2002 |
Stevie |
| 1994 |
Hoop Dreams |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
30 for 30 (series) |
The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 4 (S04E33) |
|
The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 3 (S04E32) |
|
The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 2 (S04E31) |
|
The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 1 (S04E30) |
|
The Luckiest Guy in the World: The Bill Walton Story (series) |
|
| 2022 |
A Compassionate Spy |
| 2020 |
City So Real (series) |
| 2014 |
Life Itself |
| 2012 |
Frontline (series) |
The Interrupters (S30E03) |
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Head Games |
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| 2008 |
At the Death House Door |
| 2006 |
The War Tapes |
| 2005 |
Reel Paradise |
| 2003 |
The New Americans |
| 2002 |
Stevie |
| 1994 |
Hoop Dreams |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1995 |
Hoop Dreams Reunion (TV movie) |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Supernatural |
Alpha and Omega (S11E23) |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
Life Itself |
| 2011 |
These Amazing Shadows |
| 2002 |
Stevie |
| 1994 |
Hoop Dreams - narrator |
Cinematographer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
City So Real (series) |
| 2018 |
America to Me (series) |
| 2012 |
Frontline (series) |
The Interrupters (S30E03) |
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| 2008 |
At the Death House Door |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 1994 |
WGN Morning News |