Catching Up with the Stars of HOOP DREAMS

MGU special events correspondent Rich Gedney recently attended the 50th anniversary gala of Kartmequin Fims, the revolutionary production house behind some of the most influential documentaries in classic and modern cinema.  Among their roster of achievements is the groundbreaking Hoop Dreams, the critically acclaimed 1994 work from director Steve James that follows the lives of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.

Rich caught up with the subjects of Hoop Dreams – William Gates and Arthur Agee – to discuss the arduous five year production of the film, and how that experience has shaped them over the past 22 years.