Every school day, African-American teens William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from the city center of Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois. This is a mostly white suburban school known for its great basketball program. Gates and Agee both want to be NBA stars, and with the help of their close-knit families, they work hard to overcome the social and physical problems that stand in their way. This award-winning documentary was made over a period of five years.
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Every school day, African-American teens William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from the city center of Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois. This is a mostly white suburban school known for its great basketball program. Gates and Agee both want to be NBA stars, and with the help of their close-knit families, they work hard to overcome the social and physical problems that stand in their way. This award-winning documentary was made over a period of five years.
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