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Kartemquin Educational Films
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.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 4.0
Resolution:
1080i/60
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Deleted Scenes, Television Program, Music Video, Theatrical Trailer, Poster Insert
- Audio commentary with filmmakers Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert
- Audio commentary with the film’s subjects, Arthur Agee and William Gates
- Life After “Hoop Dreams,” a new documentary that catches up with Agee, Gates, and their families
- Additional scenes
- Collection of excerpts from Siskel & Ebert tracking the acclaim for Hoop Dreams
- Original 1994 music video for the film’s theme song
- Trailers
- Poster insert featuring essays by author John Edgar Wideman and filmmaker and critic Robert Greene
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Release Credits
Producer: Abbey Lustgarten
Release Notes on Restoration
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. One of the first features shot entirely on video and then transferred to 35 mm for its theatrical release, Hoop Dreams is a landmark in documentary, and feature film, history. Nearly 250 hours of footage, shot on analog video formats including professional Betacam, BetacamSP, and 3/4 inch, was edited down and mastered to D1 digital videotape. This new high-definition master was created through a collaboration between the Academy Film Archive, the Sundance Film Institute, and the UCLA Film &Television Archive.
The 4.0 surround soundtrack is an LCRS matrix decode of the original 2.0 surround soundtrack and was remastered at 24-bit from the 35 mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools H D, AudioCube’s integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4.
The 4.0 surround soundtrack is an LCRS matrix decode of the original 2.0 surround soundtrack and was remastered at 24-bit from the 35 mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools H D, AudioCube’s integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4.