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The story then picks up again about two years later after Stevie is charged with a serious crime. Steve James Documentary Stevie Update Drivers And Driver. If Steve James' beautiful, wrenching documentary Hoop Dreams depicted the tragedy of urban poverty and how it could crush the hopes and dreams of the children who sought to escape it, his follow-up, Stevie, narrows the scope.Instead of examining the social constructs that perpetuate the cycle of poverty on youth, James heads back to his rural hometown of Pomona, Illinois to chart the life of.
| Stevie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Steve James |
| Produced by | Steve James Adam Singer Gordon Quinn |
| Music by | Dirk Powell |
| Cinematography | Dana Kupper Gordon Quinn Peter Gilbert |
| Edited by | Steve James, Bill Haugse |
| Distributed by | Kartemquin Films |
| 144 min | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Stevie Xbox 360 rom files. is a 2002 film by documentarian Steve James, and Kartemquin Films.
Content[edit]
In 1995, James returned to Pomona, a rural town in Southern Illinois, USA. After 10 years with no contact, he attempts to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy to whom he had been an 'Advocate Big Brother'. James's re-entry into Stevie's life is brief.
The story then picks up again about two years later after Stevie is charged with a serious crime. Through interviews with Stevie and his family and friends, James paints the portrait of a man who is still very troubled, while he tries to understand what led Stevie down the path of self-destruction.
Post-release[edit]
Stevie was the winner of numerous festival awards, including the 2002 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival's Joris Ivens Award, given to that year's top documentary.[1] The film was a 2003 nominee for Best Documentary at the Sundance FIlm Festival, as well as the Independent Spirit Awards.[2][3]
By decade's end, Stevie was on numerous 'Best of the 2000s' list. In his list of 'Best Films of Any Genre', Ray Pride of NewCity Film, ranked Stevie at #19.[4][5][6] Critic Collin Souter of Efilmcritic.com named Stevie the best documentary of the decade.[7][failed verification]
Aftermath[edit]
Stephen Fielding was scheduled to be paroled on February 15, 2007. His original ten-year sentence was completed on October 29, 2009, and he was released from the Stateville Correctional Center.
References[edit]
- ^IDFA[permanent dead link] International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2002. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
- ^Sundance-Stevie. Sundance.org. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
- ^Independent Spirit Awards 2011 'Twenty-Six Years of Nominees & Winners'.Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
- ^'At Zeroes End: Best Films, 2000-2009'. Pride, Ray. NewCity Film.com. 21 Dec. 2009. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
- ^'More Top Ten From the Aughts.'Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Filmsweep.com. 24 Dec. 2009. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
- ^'Top 100 of the '00s'. Phipps, Keith. Untitled Keith Phipps Project. 28 Dec. 2009. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
- ^'Capturing the Decade: Documentaries'[permanent dead link] Souter, Collin. EFilmcritic.com. Retrieved 25 Jan. 2011.
External links[edit]
- Stevie at the Arts & Faith Top100 Spiritually Significant Films list
- Stephen Fielding Illinois State Offender page [1]
- Stephen Fielding Tennessee Sex Offender Page [2]
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
- Stevie on IMDb