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Biography
Steve James is an American film producer and director of several documentaries, including Hoop Dreams (1994), Stevie (2002), The Interrupters (2011), Life Itself (2014), and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016).
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Awards & recognition
- Directors Guild of America Award
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1995 · nominated
Filmography19 titles
America to Me
2018Cinematography, Executive Producer
2018Cinematography, Executive Producer
Let the Little Light Shine
2022Executive Producer
2022Executive Producer
Minding the Gap
2018Executive Producer
2018Executive Producer
Hoop Dreams
1994as Narrator (voice)
1994as Narrator (voice)
Life Itself
2014as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
2014as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
30 for 30
2009Director
2009Director
These Amazing Shadows
2011as Self
2011as Self
Edith+Eddie
2017Executive Producer
2017Executive Producer
Heartbeats
2010as Party Lover (uncredited)
2010as Party Lover (uncredited)
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2014Director
2014Director
Head Games
2012Director, Producer
2012Director, Producer
The Interrupters
2011Cinematography, Director, Editor, Producer
2011Cinematography, Director, Editor, Producer
The Rescue List
2018Executive Producer
2018Executive Producer
Prefontaine
1997Director, Screenplay
1997Director, Screenplay
A Compassionate Spy
2022Director, Editor, Writer
2022Director, Editor, Writer
Passing Glory
1999Director
1999Director
At the Death House Door
2008Director
2008Director
The Featherweight
2023Executive Producer
2023Executive Producer
Joe and Max
2002Director
2002Director