Steve James Movies

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

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

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

FOCUS FORWARD - Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the...

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...

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

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

An educational companion piece to Hoop Dreams, Higher Goals features NBA star Isiah Thomas in a fast-paced, entertaining PBS special that encourages...

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....