Black Lens Spotlight Weekend 2026: Hoop Dreams (1994) sponsored by Gilead Sciences

Name: Black Lens Spotlight Weekend 2026: Hoop Dreams (1994) sponsored by Gilead Sciences
Start: 2026-02-06T19:15:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-06T22:15:00-06:00
Location: 1821 2nd Ave. N. , Birmingham, AL, United States, Alabama 35203

Schedule

Fri Feb 06 2026 at 07:15 pm to 10:15 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1821 2nd Ave. N. , Birmingham, AL, United States, Alabama 35203 | Birmingham, AL

Two ordinary inner-city Chicago kids dare to reach for the impossible—professional basketball glory—in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period, Hoop Dreams, by Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert, follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates and their families as the boys navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while dealing with the intense pressures of their home lives and neighborhoods. This revelatory film continues to educate and inspire viewers, and it is widely considered one of the great works of American nonfiction cinema.