Steve James
Director
- Born
- March 8, 1958 (age 68)
- From
- Hampton, Virginia, USA
Steve James is an American film producer and director of several documentaries, including the award-winning Hoop Dreams and Stevie. He is also the director of the 1997 feature film Prefontaine. His newest film, The Interrupters, a portrayal of a year inside the lives of former gang members in Chicago who now intervene in violent conflicts, will be released in 2011 after premiering at the Sundance…
Filmography (22)
A Compassionate Spy (2022)Director
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017)Director
Life After Hoop Dreams (2015)Director
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)Director
Life Itself (2014)Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (2012)Director
Head Games (2012)Director
The Interrupters (2011)Director
These Amazing Shadows (2011)Self
Heartbeats (2010)Party Lover (uncredited)
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (2010)Director
At the Death House Door (2008)Director
Reel Paradise (2005)Director
The New Americans (2003)Director
Stevie (2003)Director
Joe and Max (2002)Director
Passing Glory (1999)Director
Prefontaine (1997)Director
Hoop Dreams (1994)Director- Higher GoalsHigher Goals (1992)Director
Grassroots Chicago (1991)Director- The Value of WorkThe Value of WorkDirector