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Steve James is an Oscar-nominated American film producer and director of several documentaries, including Hoop Dreams (1994), Stevie (2002), and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016).
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Life Itself | Self / Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice) | 2014 |
| HuffPost Live Conversations | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011 |
| Morning Joe | Self | 2007 |
| Doc Talk | Self | 2006 |
| Stevie | Self / Himself | 2002 |
| Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken | Self | 2001 |
| Split Screen | Self | 1997 |
| Hoop Dreams | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Life Itself | Self / Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice) | 2014 |
| HuffPost Live Conversations | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011 |
| Morning Joe | Self | 2007 |
| Doc Talk | Self | 2006 |
| Stevie | Self / Himself | 2002 |
| Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken | Self | 2001 |
| Split Screen | Self | 1997 |
| Hoop Dreams | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1994 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| A Compassionate Spy | 2023 |
| City So Real | 2020 |
| Abacus: Small Enough to Jail | 2017 |
| The New Yorker Presents | 2015 |
| We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss | 2014 |
| Life Itself | 2014 |
| Head Games | 2012 |
| The Interrupters | 2011 |
| 30 for 30 | 2009 |
| At the Death House Door | 2008 |
| Reel Paradise | 2005 |
| Stevie | 2002 |
| Joe and Max | 2002 |
| Passing Glory | 1999 |
| Prefontaine | 1997 |
| Hoop Dreams | 1994 |
| Higher Goals | 1992 |
| Frontline | 1983 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Featherweight | 2023 |
| A Compassionate Spy | 2023 |
| Let the Little Light Shine | 2022 |
| The Ants & the Grasshopper | 2022 |
| Messwood | 2021 |
| The Rescue List | 2018 |
| Minding the Gap | 2018 |
| Edith+Eddie | 2017 |
| Life Itself | 2014 |
| Lucky | 2013 |
| Head Games | 2012 |
| The Interrupters | 2011 |
| 30 for 30 | 2009 |
| At the Death House Door | 2008 |
| The War Tapes | 2006 |
| Reel Paradise | 2005 |
| Stevie | 2002 |
| Hoop Dreams | 1994 |
| Higher Goals | 1992 |
| P.O.V. | 1988 |
| Frontline | 1983 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Nominated |
| 2018 | Oscar | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated |
| 1995 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
