 Filmmakers Steve James, Peter Gilbert and Frederick Marx examined the complex role basketball plays in the lives of two inner-city high school players.After receiving the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, "Hoop Dreams" was released theatrically by Fine Line Features and became the highest grossing documentary at that time and one of highest-rated documentaries broadcast on PBS.Since "Hoop Dreams", Kartemquin has continued producing films that examine and critique society by following the stories of real people.