Steve James Movies
- 2021
Messwood
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Declining participation leads two Milwaukee area high schools—one black and urban, the other white and suburban—to combine their football...
- 2017
Edith+Eddie
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Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are America's oldest interracial newlyweds. Their unusual and idyllic love story is threatened by a family feud that...
- 2008
In the Family
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At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with...
- 2008
At the Death House Door
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An investigation of the wrongful death of Carlos DeLuna, who was executed in Texas on December 7, 1989, after prosecutors ignored evidence...
- 2003
The New Americans
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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...
- 1991
Grassroots Chicago
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A documentary about neighborhood people creating change. Produced for the MacArthur Foundation by Kartemquin Films, this piece features six vignettes...
- 2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
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Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the world...
- 1992
Higher Goals
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An educational companion piece to Hoop Dreams, Higher Goals features NBA star Isiah Thomas in a fast-paced, entertaining PBS special that encourages...
- 1970
The Value of Work
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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....