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Steve James Biography (1954-)

Born 1954, in Hampton, VA; married; children: three. Addresses: Office: Kartemquin Films Ltd., 1901 West Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL 60657-4066.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, editor, writer

Birth Details

1954

Hampton, Virginia, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Narrator, Hoop Dreams (documentary), Fine Line, 1994
• Stevie (documentary), 2002
• Film Director
• Stop Substance Abuse (documentary), 1986
• Grassroots Chicago (documentary), Kartemquin Films, 1991
• Higher Goals (documentary), Kartemquin Films, 1993
• (With Frederick Marx and Bill Haugse), Hoop Dreams (documentary),Fine Line, 1994
• (With Peter Gilbert) Prefontaine, Buena Vista, 1997
• Stevie (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2002
• Film Producer
• Stop Substance Abuse (documentary), 1986
• (With Frederick Marx and Bill Haugse), Hoop Dreams (documentary),Fine Line, 1994
• (With Peter Gilbert) Prefontaine, Buena Vista, 1997
• Stevie (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2002
• Film Work
• (With Frederick Marx and Bill Haugse) Coeditor, Hoop Dreams (documentary), Fine Line, 1994
• Editor, Stevie (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2002
• Television Director
• Movies
• Passing Glory, TNT, 1999
• Joe and Max, Starz!, 2002
• Television Work
• Specials
• Codirector, producer, and editor, Higher Goals, PBS, 1992
• (With Peter Gilbert) Codirector and producer, "Team of Broken Dreams/Serbo-Croatian Basketball Players," The Sports Illustrated Olympic Special, NBC, 1996
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Hoop Dreams Reunion, 1995
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Grassroots Chicago, Kartemquin Films, 1991
• Hoop Dreams, Fine Line, 1994
• Prefontaine, Buena Vista, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, November 11, 1994, p. 47
• Shoot, September 6, 1996, p. 1