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‘Hoop Dreams’ at 30: How the iconic Chicago documentary still inspires a new generation

Hoop Dreams, the acclaimed 1994 documentary about two Chicago teens chasing NBA dreams, remains influential 30 years later ...
CBS News

As "Hoop Dreams" turns 30, its stars dedicate new community basketball court in Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Often listed amongst the best American documentaries, "Hoop Dreams" follows two Chicago high school basketball players in their pursuit of going pro. Coming up on 30 years after the ...
The New York Times

‘Hoop Dreams,’ 30 years later, remains an unflinching look at chasing basketball glory

Ambition can provide fulfilling yet fragile windows of opportunity. Few basketball odes embody that notion better than the critically acclaimed film “Hoop Dreams,” which celebrated the 30th ...
Chicago Reader

Black dreams are greater than hoops

If there’s a sport worth obsessing over, it’s basketball. What a beautiful game: shoes squeaking across shiny hardwood floors, the swish of the net when a perfect shot whips through, a contest that ...
PBS

Groundbreaking Documentary 'Hoop Dreams' Turns 30

The story follows two Chicago teens with dreams of making it in the NBA in the early '90s. Six years, two high schoolers, one game. That was the winning combination for "Hoop Dreams," which follows ...