Steve James (film producer) - Wikipedia
Life and career. James was born in Hampton, ia. He directed the 1997 feature film Prefontaine and the TV movies Passing Glory and Joe and Max.One of his more recent films, The Interrupters, a portrayal of a year inside the lives of former gang members in Chicago who now intervene in violent conflicts, was released in January 2011, after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.