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“It was no accident that I made 'Hoop Dreams' because it concerned a sport that I loved and hoped would be my dream, however far-fetched that turned out to be. Because of the success of that film, Hollywood pigeonholed me as a sports biopic guy, which led to 'Prefontaine' and two cable sports films.”

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It's usually human drama that carries with it issues of race or class that attracts me. That was certainly the case with 'No Crossover.'

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