Steve James Movies

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....

At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with...

Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions...

In 1995 Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy he had been an...

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

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

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

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

Four years in the lives of a diverse group of contemporary immigrants and refugees as they journey to start new lives in America.

A man moves to a new house and through the window notices two naked lovers in the house next door.

A documentary about neighborhood people creating change. Produced for the MacArthur Foundation by Kartemquin Films, this piece features six vignettes...