A film like Hoop Dreams is what the movies are for. It takes us, shake…

Roger Ebert
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A film like Hoop Dreams is what the movies are for. It takes us, shakes us, and makes us think in new ways about the world around us. It gives us the impression of having touched life itself. ✨ Roger Ebert (2012). Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert, p.184, University of Chicago Press
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A film like Hoop Dreams is what the movies are for. It takes us, shakes us, and makes us think in new ways about the world around us. It gives us the impression of having touched life itself. ✨ Roger Ebert (2012). Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert, p.184, University of Chicago Press

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