Steve James Movies

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

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...

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...

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

A man moves to a new house and through the window notices two naked lovers in the house next door.

Why is minimum wage important? In 2013, Seattle became ground zero for the heated national debate about increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour....

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

Two boys escape from slavery, spend a year in a rehabilitation shelter, and eventually reunite with their families. Meanwhile, the man who rescued...

Four years in the lives of a diverse group of contemporary immigrants and refugees as they journey to start new lives in America.