Hoop Dreams
This documentary follows two inner city Chicago residents, Arthur Agee and William Gates, as they follow their dreams of becoming superstars in the National Basketball Association. The movie starts with their high school career and takes them into college. Along the way, both players run into adversity on and off the court. From physical injuries, parental drug abuse, inner city violence and family poverty, they have obstacles in their way that help further their resolve to leave the ghetto and earn a college scholarship as they set their sites on the NBA.