Illinois Pioneers

Illinois Pioneers with Frederick Marx

Season 3 Episode 312 | 28m 44s  | Video has closed captioning.

Illinois Pioneers host David Inge as he sits down with Academy and Emmy award nominated film maker Frederick Marx. Co-creator of "Hoop Dreams," a film Roger Ebert said was one of the best documentaries ever made. They discuss his Champaign, Illinois upbringing, his education at Illinois and Southern Illinois, the challenges of documentary film making, his current projects and his philosophy.

Aired: 12/13/13

Rating: NR

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Illinois Pioneers is a local public television program presented by WILL-TV.