Steve James Movies

Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions...

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

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

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

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....

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...

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

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