Hoop Dreams [SEP] nominated for
Documentary. "Hoop Dreams" is the only documentary film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Despite its length (171 minutes) and unlikely commercial genre, it received high critical and popular acclaim, and grossed over $11 million worldwide. It was #1 on the Current TV special "50 Documentaries to See Before You Die".
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The film follows William Gates and Arthur Agee, two African-American teenagers who are recruited by a scout from St. Joseph High School in
Martha &amp; Ethel
Martha & Ethel is a 1994 documentary film directed by Jyll Johnstone. It premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It was subsequently nominated for a Directors Guild of America award, losing to Steve James for "Hoop Dreams." The film was distributed in theaters by Sony Pictures Classics and on home video by Columbia TriStar Home Video.
Synopsis.
"Martha & Ethel" tells the stories of two women in their 80s: a German-