Steve James Movies

When a thriving, top-ranked African American elementary school is threatened to be replaced by a new high school favoring the community’s...

Two boys escape from slavery, spend a year in a rehabilitation shelter, and eventually reunite with their families. Meanwhile, the man who rescued...

This forty-minute program was produced by the Criterion Collection in 2014

Former indie film "guru" John Pierson takes his family to Fiji for one year to run the world's most remote movie theater.

Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired featherweight boxing champion. Down and out in Hartford CT, married to a woman half his age...

Declining participation leads two Milwaukee area high schools—one black and urban, the other white and suburban—to combine their football...

An educational companion piece to Hoop Dreams, Higher Goals features NBA star Isiah Thomas in a fast-paced, entertaining PBS special that encourages...

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...

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....