Steve James Movies

Two boys escape from slavery, spend a year in a rehabilitation shelter, and eventually reunite with their families. Meanwhile, the man who rescued...

At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with...

Declining participation leads two Milwaukee area high schools—one black and urban, the other white and suburban—to combine their football...

When a thriving, top-ranked African American elementary school is threatened to be replaced by a new high school favoring the community’s...

The New Americans follows a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home and families behind and learn what it means to be new...

Why is minimum wage important? In 2013, Seattle became ground zero for the heated national debate about increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour....

An investigation of the wrongful death of Carlos DeLuna, who was executed in Texas on December 7, 1989, after prosecutors ignored evidence...

This forty-minute program was produced by the Criterion Collection in 2014

A documentary about neighborhood people creating change. Produced for the MacArthur Foundation by Kartemquin Films, this piece features six vignettes...