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Stevie (2003)
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Reviews Counted:74
Fresh:67
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: Poignant documentary that's hard to forget.
Theatrical Release:Mar 28, 2003 Limited
Synopsis:
"This is the hardest film I've ever made. But, I also think it's the most honest in its attempt to portray the complexity of family relationships." - Director Steve James
Steve James, Academy...
"This is the hardest film I've ever made. But, I also think it's the most honest in its attempt to portray the complexity of family relationships." - Director Steve James
Steve James, Academy award nominated director of the widely acclaimed documentary "Hoop Dreams", brings you a moving film about James' relationship with an adult suffering the after effects of extreme childhood neglect. Acclaimed upon its world premiere at the recent Toronto Film Festival, the film was also recently accepted into competition at Sundance Film Festival 2003.
When James was in grad school he became a Big Brother to a disturbed but endearing boy named Stevie Fielding. James tells us quite candidly that a boy as troubled as Stevie was not what he had signed up for when he decided to become a Big Brother; he envisioned taking on a young boy without a father with whom he could play sports with. This is not what he got.
As a child, Stevie had been placed and removed from every foster home in Southern Illinois and as an adult, he was arrested for a wide range of criminal acts. Having lost touch for 10 years, James revisits the friendship with the now mid-twenties Fielding. During the course of filming, Stevie is arrested for a horrifying crime. James struggles between his affection for Stevie and the reality of the crime he has committed while exploring the forces that shaped Stevie's life. STEVIE is ultimately a film about the humanity and compassion that can be found in even the darkest and most unlikely places.
The film was produced by Steve James, Adam Singer and Gordon Quinn and executive produced by Gordon Quinn and Robert May. A Production of SenArt Films and Kartemquin Films. A Lions Gate Films Release, Stevie will open in New York and Los Angeles on March 28, 2003.
Starring: Stephen Fielding, Steve James
Starring: Stephen Fielding, Steve James
Director: Steve James
Director: Steve James
Producer: Gordon Quinn, Steve James, Adam D. Singer
Studio: Lions Gate Films
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Reviews for Stevie
... a potent reminder that grace, healing, and resolution are possible for the most broken of families.
A touching and unique documentary, Stevie brings the filmmaker and his subject closer together than most films.
Steve James, as he did in “Hoop Dreams,” gets amazing access to this entire extended family and friends to create a very moving film.
Steve (Hoop Dreams) James's deep and singular commitment to his subject shines through in this compelling documentary.
If a two-and-half hour long documentary about a redneck child molester doesn't seem particularly appealing, you'd be pleasantly surprised . . .
Stevie is a tough movie to watch and an even tougher one to leave, because once you're involved you're implicated.
I liked it in the same way I love watching Big Brother and every other stupid reality show on television.
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