Steve James Movies

A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team...

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...

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

FOCUS FORWARD - Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the...

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

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....

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

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

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