Some are fanciful, some fill us with hope, some push us onwards in our darker days, and some offer a vision of escape in an otherwise desperate, deadend situation. Hoop dreams is highly recommended for any teens, and the series should be available in all middle years school libraries. Compiled from more than 250 hours of footage shot over five years, this extraordinary documentary about two chicago teenagers. Sep 08, 2010 the first couple of chapters in the novel hoop dreams by ben joravsky is a true story about two young boys from chicago who hope to become professional basketball players one day. The restoration then screened at the following 2014 festivals. Hoop dreams is, on one level, a documentary about two africanamerican kids named william gates and arthur agee, from chicagos inner city, who are gifted basketball players and dream of someday starring in the nba. Im an experienced seamstress wanting to delve into the embroidery world and this book is the ticket. Thangaraj, the author describes the concept of masculinity in relation to gender, race, sexuality, class, and ethnicity. The story of hoop dreams was not over even after the film was released. New and experienced embroiderers alike will be delighted by the fresh.
Sep 06, 20 the 15 best basketball books of all time. The book is telling a story about two boys william gates and. To fourteenyearolds arthur agee and william gates, basketball means. Arthur agee arthur agee, motivational speaker for inner city youth and star of acclaimed film hoop dreams, will be the guest speaker at esperanza academys annual breakfast at fenway park on.
That paved the way not only for fulllength features like when we were kings. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams, by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert, follows young arthur agee and william gates and their families as the boys navigate the complex. A book based on transcripts from all of the interviews conducted was. In hoop dreams, arthur agee faces some social problems in trying to achieve his dream walker, 1995. Or at least show that authors can partake in some rimrattling smack talk as they puff up and down a regulation court in. Tackling issues of racism, politics, and the dangerous power of hope, the film stands out as a complex and astute examination of the africanamerican experience. He even started a hoop dreams clothing line in the mid2000s with the slogan control your. The fundraiser, whose attendance this year has already reached 175 guests, will be held in fenways state street pavilion overlooking the playing. The book hoop dreams is about the amity of arthur agee and william gates who are both resolute in their goal to make it to the nba. Co author of race and politics in chicago,he is a resident of chicago.
True story of hardship and triumph, the ben joravsky on. It shows how all good can turn to bad in the blink of an eye and how all your dreams can be thrown away after everything you ve worked towards. Author lorna schultz nicholson achieves this without ever appearing to be preaching to her readers. In january 2014, jason guerrasio has published an oral history of hoop dreams at. Beginning at the start of their high school years, and ending almost 5 years later, as they start college, we watch the boys mature into men, still retaining their hoop dreams. Summary hoop dreams is a story about two young men who want to become basketball players in the nba.
Hoop dreams 1994 has the form of a sports documentary, but along the way it becomes a revealing and heartbreaking story about life in america. Cable tv channel tnt planned a remake of the story as a fictional movie for television. John edgar widemans books include american histories, writing to save a life, philadelphia fire, brothers and keepers, fatheralong, hoop dreams, and sent for you yesterday. Hoop dreams by lorna schultz nicholson nook book ebook. The full size pattern sheets are great to have and can be used with a number of transfer methods outlined in the book. Take, for instance, the army black knights, who once had to get out and push their bus uphill after it died in a snowstorm on the way to a tournament in providence, r. Playing ball is what keeps podium sports academys basketball captain going when things get rough. Apr 20, 2020 john feinsteins new book, back roads to march, takes readers on a journey to the innerfabric of college basketball. Firstly, family life of arthur was full of mishaps. Hoop dreams by steve james steve james, william gates, arthur. A struggle would be meaningless without a triumph to look forward to. Hoop dreams is a chronicle of the power of sports to fuel dreams and generate possibility in the great struggle of life. Agenda appointment diary journal with address book.
Followed during their entire highschool career over five years of filming and 250 hours of footage. He is a macarthur fellow, has won the penfaulkner award twice, and has twice been a finalist for the national book critics circle award and national book award. Author john feinstein shares tales of covering college. No matter how unattainable that may beit is necessary to our survival.
One of the most critically acclaimed documentaries of all time, hoop dreams is a rich, complex, heartbreaking, and ultimately deeply rewarding film that uses high. Beginning at the start of their high school years, and ending almost 5 years later, as they start college, we watch the. True story of hardship and triumph, the paperback february 2, 1996 by ben joravsky author. Paul robert walker hoop dreams tracks the two young men for almost five years as they struggle to turn their playground skills into the kind of basketball mastery that could earn them college scholarships and maybe. This documentary follows two innercity chicago residents, arthur agee and william gates, as they follow their dreams of becoming basketball superstars. For most its just a forlorn hope, but arthur and william are different. Although the main focus is on william gates and arthur agee, their supporting cast is equally enthralling. A book based on transcripts from all of the interviews conducted was published in the spring of 1996. In 2006, hoop dreams was named to the library of congresss national film registry, signifying its enduring importance to the history of american film. I have a limited number of copies of this book which i am willing to sign and sell for the. The celebrated documentary from director steve james, hoop dreams follows two young boys trying to take their basketball game from the innercity streets of chicago to the nba. Hoop dreams main idea the book hoop dreams paul robert walker shows how life can work against you in every way imagined no matter how hard you work. Basketball may be an indoor sport, but weather can be a real problem for college teams that hardly ever make an espn highlight show.
Hoop dreams is the most powerful movie about sports ever made. These are the sources and citations used to research hoop dreams, documentary. It is an intimate look, complete with an uptodate epilogue on the latest. Hoop dreams is a story about two young men who want to become basketball players in the nba. Full of warmth, humour, honesty and hope, bestselling author lara williamsons latest book, just call me spaghetti hoop. The film contrasts two players and their struggles to succeed in basketball in the face of poverty, injury and academic eligibility while trying to satisfy one of the most. An essay on hoop dreams by paul robert walker kibin. The author, ben joravsky, starts the book off with a powerful and inspirational introduction by charles barkley. Hoop dreams altered the finances of documentaries in another key way. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
When the groundbreaking documentary hoop dreams hit theaters in. His dad left and went to the streets and was using drugs. On another level, it is about much larger subjects. In hoops, myers makes the game of basketball symbolize the game of life. Hoop dreams tells the remarkable true story of two american dreamers plucked from poverty and given the opportunity to attend a suburban prep. There would be no triumph without the precipitating struggle.
When theres trouble back home, allie turns to basketball. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on monday, august 3, 2015. Hoop dreams is about the struggle, and the triumph. According to merriamwebster dictionary, intersectionality the complex, cumulative manner in which the different forms of discrimination combine, overlap, or intersect. Ben joravsky, is innovate and uses provocative methods to keep the reader servile to the book hoop. Official website of paul robert walker, author of the feud that sparked the. Intersectionality in desi hoop dreams, by stanley i. Hoop dreams by steve james steve james, william gates. Although hoop dreams is an interesting expository documentary, it seeks to go beyond just telling a story, and demonstrates that we live in a world full of injustice. For nearly five years arthur agees and william gates remarkable lives were chronicled by a team of filmmakers.
What i think about this book is that its a good book and its a biography those are my favorite books. Although its said that if you believe in a dream long enough it will come true, but in hoop dreams you are shown the harsh realities of the falseness of that statement. This book gives the reader a deep insight on the lives of teenagers with professional dreams. Long before espns 30for30 series, hoops dreams was a thoughtprovoking 3hour film that introduced us to the world of high school and college recruitment. The idea for the book came from the documentary movie, hoop dreams, which is a true story. The entirety of hoop dreams, which appeared at the top of the best documentaries list i posted yesterday, is available on hulu to watch for free. Hoop dreams is a fascinating documentary, filmed over a four year period, following the lives of chicago high school basketball players arthur agee and william gates. Ive just made my first project, the pendant, and cant wait to. Hoop dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by steve james following the story of two africanamerican high school students in chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players. Desi hoop dreams focuses on south asianonly basketball leagues common in most major u. It was one of the first feature films to be shot on video as opposed to film.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Arthur agee and william gates are the names of the two boys who. The influence of hoop dreams, twenty five years later time. Hoop dreams by aaliyah jackson is a true depiction of todays inner city youth where for males one of the only way out is getting into sports like football, baseball, or as in the case of darius, the male protagonist in this book, basketball. Hoop dreams book wellington county library bibliocommons. Their only escape from the grim streets of chicagos west side is onto the neighborhood courts, where they and their friends dream of playing in the nba. Hoop dreams as arthur is hit with this single, piercing setback, we realize that the events in hoop dreams arent going to unfold according to tidy melodramatic rules that we. On november 15 author sherman alexie, winner of the other nba the national book award, teamed up with novelist jess walter, a national book award finalist, to fill the bball void and prove that poets and writers got game. Roughly 250 hours of film were devoted to their journeys from the playgrounds to high school competition to college recruitment and whittled down to three hours it became the awardwinning film hoop dreams. You see, we struggle the hardest when there is a purpose, a light at the end of the tunnel. The documentary shows the human sacrifices made by black american athletes trying to live their dreams amid a nightmare.
Hoop dreams brilliantly follows multiple parallel stories, bringing the viewer into the lives of two families of innercity kids looking for a chance at the big time, their ticket out of the ghetto. The author of the book called hoop dreams by frederick marx was about the hardship of both auther agee and william gates went through hardship. Hoop dreams the author is ben joravsky, the book was made in 1994 the book had a film and won an award. This documentary about the aspirations of highschool basketball players. Up from the slums in hoop dreams, ben jorausky gives an exemplary outlook on the life of auther agee and william gates. Hoop dreams is a 1994 american documentary film directed and produced by steve james. A true story of hardship and triumph 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. Arthur agee and william gates are the names of the two boys who were. It is clear that the structural racism occurring in these lowerclass neighborhoods contribute to the filling of teenage minds with nearly impossible dreams of making it into the nba. Two young men are followed during their entire highschool career. True story of hardship and triumph, the joravsky, ben on. Hoop dreams is a 1994 american documentary film directed and produced by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert, with kartemquin films. When the filmmakers began, they planned to make a 30minute film about eighthgraders being recruited from innercity playgrounds to play for suburban schools.
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Although the main focus is on william gates and arthur agee. Author john feinstein shares tales of covering college basketball. The book begins telling of arthur agee one of the main characters and how he was one of the best on the playground courts and how he was recruited by a scout. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The book hoop dreams is about two boys pushing each other to achieve their dream of making to the nba. It follows the story of two africanamerican high school students in chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players. Buy me just call me spaghetti hoop boy videos and resources. Acclaimed film hoop dreams can help fill march madness void. I am currently reading a superb book called hoop dreams by ben joravsky. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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