This week we watched the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams which follows two boys from impoverished Chicago neighborhoods as they chase their dreams of becoming professional basketball players. Shot over five years as the boys were in high school, Hoop Dreams was universally acclaimed with Roger Ebert calling it "one of the best films about American life that I have ever seen".

This week we watched the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams which follows two boys from impoverished Chicago neighborhoods as they chase their dreams of becoming professional basketball players. Shot over five years as the boys were in high school, Hoop Dreams was universally acclaimed with Roger Ebert calling it "one of the best films about American life that I have ever seen".

This week we watched the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams which follows two boys from impoverished Chicago neighborhoods as they chase their dreams of becoming professional basketball players. Shot over five years as the boys were in high school, Hoop Dreams was universally acclaimed with Roger Ebert calling it "one of the best films about American life that I have&nbsp;ever seen".

Hoop Dreams (1994)

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Hoop Dreams (1994)

Hoop Dreams (1994)