Steve James
Directing · Executive Producer · Director · Writer
Born Mar 8, 1958 · Hampton, Virginia, USA
Active 1981–present · Awards: Directors Guild of America Award
Steve James is an American film producer and director of several documentaries, including the award-winning Hoop Dreams and Stevie. He is also the director of the 1997 feature film Prefontaine.
Filmography
Heartbeats (2010) — Party Lover (uncredited)Life Itself (2014) — Director · Editor · ProducerHoop Dreams (1994) — Narrator (voice) · Director · Writer · Producer · EditorMinding the Gap (2018) — Executive Producer30 for 30 (2009) — DirectorAbacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017) — DirectorPrefontaine (1997) — Director · ScreenplayThe Interrupters (2011) — Director · Producer · Editor · CinematographyStevie (2003) — DirectorNo Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (2010) — Director · Writer · Producer · EditorEdith+Eddie (2017) — Executive ProducerAmerica to Me (2018) — Director · Executive Producer · CinematographyCity So Real (2020) — Producer · DirectorStoryville (1997) — DirectorGrassroots Chicago (1991) — DirectorHead Games (2012) — Director · ProducerLet the Little Light Shine (2022) — Executive ProducerIn the Family (2008) — Editorial ConsultantReel Paradise (2005) — Director · Editor · ProducerThe Rescue List (2018) — Executive ProducerA Compassionate Spy (2022) — Director · Writer · EditorWe the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014) — DirectorPassing Glory (1999) — DirectorJoe and Max (2002) — Director