Steve James

Steve James discusses his new series “America to Me,” which takes an in-depth look at the problems faced by one high school in Chicago. 

Documentarian Steve James talks about his Oscar-nominated film, 'Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,' about the Chinatown bank that was the focus of a post-2008 mortgage fraud investigation.

A new documentary called "Life Itself" shows renowned film critic and screenwriter Roger Ebert in the last four months of his life. Today Roger's wife Chaz Ebert and director Steve Ja...

The documentary "Life Itself" tells the life story of the influential film critic and cultural commentator.

For this week’s Please Explain, director Steve James talks about his new film “Head Games,” a revealing documentary about the concussions in American sports, along with former Ivy League Football Player and WWE Wrestler Christopher Nowinski, author of the book Head Games. It covers eye-opening evidence and cutting-edge science on head trauma from the nation’s leading medical experts and gives first-hand accounts from the athletes, coaches, and parents.

Producer-director Steve James and author-turned-producer Alex Kotlowitz talk about their creative partnership and the documentary “The Interrupters,” inspired by Kotlowitz’s New York Times Magazine article. The film focuses on former gang members who disrupt violent situations as they happen. “The Interrupters” opens at the IFC Center on July 29.