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Dream Hampton

dream hampton(stylized inlowercase) is an American filmmaker, producer, and writer. Her work includes the 2019 Lifetime documentary seriesSurviving R. Kelly,which she executive produced, and the 2012An Oversimplification of Her Beauty,on which she served as co-executive producer. She co-wrote Jay-Z's 2010 memoirDecoded.

dream hampton
Born1972[1]
Alma materNew York University
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • Writer
  • Producer
Known forSurviving R. Kelly(2019 documentary series)
Websitewww.dreamhampton.com
dream hampton bij Fimhuis Den Haag

Early life and education

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hampton was born to anAfrican Americanfamily inDetroitin 1972, and has said she was named after Rev.Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream"speech.[1][2][3]She stylizes her name in all-lowercase as a nod to authorbell hooks.[1][4]She studied filmmaking atNew York University.[1]

Career

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hampton has written forVibe,Essence,Harper's Bazaar,The Village Voice,Detroit News,The Source,andSpin.[5]She co-wroteJay-Z's 2010 memoirDecoded.[6][7]

As a member of theMalcolm X Grassroots Movement,an African-American activist group inspired byMalcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots"speech, hampton co-organized Black August, abenefit concertforpolitical prisoners.[8]Her concert film about the event,Black August: A Hip-Hop Documentary Concert,premiered at theLincoln Center for the Performing Artsin 2010.[9]In 2013, hampton directedTreasure,a documentary about the 2011 killing ofShelley Hilliard,a 19-year-old transgender woman, in Detroit.[10]She made the short documentaryWe Demand Justice for Renisha Mcbrideafter organizing a protest overMcbride's death.[11]

hampton was executive producer ofSurviving R. Kelly,a 2019 documentary series about the decades of sexual-abuse allegations againstR. Kelly.[12]Page sixreported that a Homeland Security agent had watched the series and started a federal investigation into the victims' allegations.[13]After its release, Kelly was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and other crimes for an eventual total of 18 federal charges.[13][14][15]

She has been a Visiting Artist withStanford University's Institute for Diversity in the Arts and a Kresge Artist Fellow.[16][17]

As of 2020, hampton served on the board of the advocacy groupColor of Change.[18]

Recognition

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Her short filmI Am Aliwas selected for the 2002Sundance Film Festival[19]and won "Best Short Film" at theNewport Film Festival.[20]

In 2015 she received a Richard Nichols Luminary award andTreasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice Mapping a Detroit Storywon Best Documentary at theBlackStar Film Festival.[21][22]

In 2019 hampton received aMs. FoundationGloria Award and was named on theTime100.[23][24]She andBrie Miranda BryantandTamra Simmons,who worked with her onSurviving R. Kelly,were named toVariety's 2019 Power Women New York list.[25]

Surviving R. Kellyreceived aPeabody Award.[26][27]It received anMTV Movie Awardfor Best Documentary.[28]It received a Rockies Award for "Program of the Year" at theBanff World Media Festival.[29]

In 2023 she received a Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center Residency.[30]

In 2024 she was selected byThe New Museumas theStuart Regen Visionary,for "individuals who have made major contributions to art and culture and who are actively imagining a better future".[31]

Personal life

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hampton is from Detroit and attendedNew York University Tisch School of the Arts.[32]

Filmography

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  • Behind The Music: The Notorious B.I.G.(1997), associate producer[1]
  • I Am Ali(2002), director[1]
  • Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life(2007), executive producer[1]
  • Black August: A Hip-Hop Documentary Concert(2010), director[1]
  • QueenS(2012 music video) by recording artistsTHEESatisfaction[20]
  • An Oversimplification of Her Beauty(2012), co-executive producer[23]
  • The Russian Winter(2012), associate producer[33]
  • Treasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice Mapping a Detroit Story(2015), executive producer[34][35]
  • We Demand Justice for Renisha Mcbride[11]
  • The War on Drugs is an Epic Fail(New York Times2016)[34]
  • It's A Hard Truth Ain't It(HBO 2019), executive producer[36]
  • Finding Justice(BET 2019), executive producer[37]
  • Burial of Kojo(Netflix 2019), co-executive producer[23]
  • Surviving R. Kelly(2019), executive producer[23]
  • We Hold These Truths(2022), director
  • Freshwater(2022), director
  • Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023), director, executive producer[38]
  • It Was All A Dream(2024), director

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdefghAndrew J. Rausch,I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture(Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2011),p 83ArchivedOctober 15, 2020, at theWayback Machine.
  2. ^"D Original: Interview With dream hampton".The Starting Five.January 30, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on May 10, 2016.RetrievedMay 15,2017.
  3. ^Gross, Terry (February 20, 2019)."'Surviving R. Kelly' Producer Dream Hampton Takes On Ecosystem That Supported The Star ".NPR.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  4. ^Kornhaber, Spencer (October 2023)."The Joy and the Funk and the Mire".www.wikidata.org.RetrievedDecember 30,2023.
  5. ^"The guest list: Dream fresh"ArchivedOctober 15, 2020, at theWayback Machine,Vibe,1998 Dec–1999 Jan;6(10):44.
  6. ^Andres Jauregui (May 18, 2015)."Jay-Z And Beyonce Bailed Out Ferguson And Baltimore Protesters, Dream Hampton Says".HuffPost.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  7. ^"33 Women Music Critics You Need to Read".Flavorwire.May 16, 2011.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  8. ^Ayan Islam, "dream hampton's 'Black August: A hip hop benefit concert' documentary DC screeningArchivedMarch 5, 2012, at theWayback Machine",The Smugger,November 19, 2010.
  9. ^"Art + Revolution: Honoring Black August!ArchivedOctober 7, 2011, at theWayback Machine",Lincoln Center website.
  10. ^Morgan, Glennisha (June 21, 2013)."'Transparent' Documentary Highlights Shelley Hilliard's Murder ".Huffington Post.Archivedfrom the original on May 4, 2017.RetrievedMay 15,2017.
  11. ^abTiggett, Jai (June 8, 2015)."Social Justice at the Forefront of LA Film Fest's June 11 #BlackLifeBlackProtest Event".Huffington Post.Archivedfrom the original on December 4, 2015.RetrievedMay 15,2017.
  12. ^Fortin, Jacey (January 4, 2019)."'Surviving R. Kelly' Documentary on Lifetime Details Sex Abuse Accusations ".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Archivedfrom the original on January 6, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 6,2019.
  13. ^ab"dream hampton Didn't Expect R. Kelly To Be Charged After 'Surviving R. Kelly'".Essence.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  14. ^"Singer R Kelly 'charged with sexual offences'".BBC.February 22, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on February 23, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 22,2019.
  15. ^Miller, Julie (June 13, 2019)."The TV Documentaries With the Power to Change Culture".Vanity Fair.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  16. ^"About Us – Institute for Diversity in the Arts".Stanford University.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  17. ^"Meet the Kresge Artist Fellows".Kresge Arts in Detroit.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  18. ^Rao, Sonia (June 8, 2020)."TV shows shape how law enforcement is viewed. Where will they go from here?".The Washington Post.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  19. ^I Am AliArchivedMarch 12, 2012, at theWayback Machine,Sundance Institute Archives
  20. ^abHairston, Gail (March 25, 2014)."Writer, Producer dream hampton Shares New Film | Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies".wrd.as.uky.edu.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  21. ^"Join BlackStar Film Festival July 30 â€" Aug 2 in Philadelphia ".Black Enterprise.July 24, 2015.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  22. ^"2015 BlackStar Film Festival Announces Award Winners".RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  23. ^abcd"Ms. Foundation Honors dream hampton, Sana Amanat at Gloria Awards".Ms. Foundation for Women.May 9, 2019.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  24. ^"The 100 Most Influential People of 2019".Time.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  25. ^"Variety's 2019 Power of Women New York Impact List".Variety.April 2, 2019.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  26. ^"Surviving R. Kelly".www.peabodyawards.com.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  27. ^""For Sama", "Surviving R. Kelly" among 2020 Peabody Award-winning docs ".RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  28. ^Walsh, Savannah (June 17, 2019)."'Surviving R. Kelly' Won Best Documentary At The MTV Movie & TV Awards & The Twitter Reactions Show There Is A Lot Of Work To Do ".Bustle.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  29. ^"Sheffield Doc/Fest, Banff announce 2019 award winners".TBI Vision.June 12, 2019.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  30. ^"The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Announces 2023 Residents and Opens Call for 2024 Applicants".The Rockefeller Foundation.RetrievedSeptember 30,2023.
  31. ^"Visionaries: dream hampton in Conversation with Rashida Bumbray and Jon Gray".newmuseum.org.
  32. ^Hunter, Branden (January 3, 2019)."Surviving R. Kelly executive producer Dream Hampton has deep Detroit roots".Michigan Chronicle.
  33. ^"The Russian Winter | 2012 Tribeca Film Festival".Tribeca.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  34. ^ab"An Interview With Legendary Writer and Activist dream hampton".Repeller.April 11, 2017.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  35. ^Wilson, Brandon."LAFF Review: dream hampton's Devastating 'Treasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice; Mapping a Detroit Story'".Shadow and Act.Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 6,2016.
  36. ^"Dream Hampton to Executive Produce and Direct New Limited Documentary Series from Cineflix Productions".AP NEWS.June 1, 2020.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  37. ^West Savali, Kirsten (March 10, 2019)."'Finding Justice' on BET: A Conversation with Executive Producer dream hampton ".Essence.RetrievedOctober 15,2020.
  38. ^Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop(Documentary, Music), Queen Latifah, Rah Digga, M. C. Lyte, Culture House, August 9, 2023,retrievedSeptember 30,2023{{citation}}:CS1 maint: others (link)
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