Dream Hampton Explained

dream hampton
Birth Date:1972
Alma Mater:New York University
Known For:Surviving R. Kelly (2019 documentary series)

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

Early life and education

hampton was born to an African American family in Detroit in 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 author bell hooks.[4] She studied filmmaking at New York University.

Career

hampton has written for Vibe, Essence, Harper's Bazaar, The Village Voice, Detroit News, The Source, and Spin.[5] She co-wrote Jay-Z's 2010 memoir Decoded.[6] [7]

As a member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, an African-American activist group inspired by Malcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots" speech, hampton co-organized Black August, a benefit concert for political prisoners.[8] Her concert film about the event, Black August: A Hip-Hop Documentary Concert, premiered at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 2010.[9] In 2013, hampton directed Treasure, a documentary about the 2011 killing of Shelley Hilliard, a 19-year-old transgender woman, in Detroit.[10] She made the short documentary We Demand Justice for Renisha Mcbride after organizing a protest over Mcbride's death.[11]

hampton was executive producer of Surviving R. Kelly, a 2019 documentary series about the decades of sexual-abuse allegations against R. Kelly.[12] Page six reported 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.[14] [15]

She has been a Visiting Artist with Stanford 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 group Color of Change.[18]

Recognition

Her short film I Am Ali was selected for the 2002 Sundance Film Festival[19] and won "Best Short Film" at the Newport Film Festival.[20]

In 2015 she received a Richard Nichols Luminary award and Treasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice Mapping a Detroit Story won Best Documentary at the BlackStar Film Festival.[21] [22]

In 2019 hampton received a Ms. Foundation Gloria Award and was named on the Time 100.[23] [24] She and Brie Miranda Bryant and Tamra Simmons, who worked with her on Surviving R. Kelly, were named to Variety's 2019 Power Women New York list.[25]

Surviving R. Kelly received a Peabody Award.[26] [27] It received an MTV Movie Award for Best Documentary.[28] It received a Rockies Award for "Program of the Year" at the Banff World Media Festival.[29]

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

In 2024 she was selected by The New Museum as the Stuart Regen Visionary, for "individuals who have made major contributions to art and culture and who are actively imagining a better future".[31]

Personal life

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

Filmography

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Andrew J. Rausch, I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture (Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2011), p 83 .
  2. Web site: January 30, 2009. D Original: Interview With dream hampton. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160510073146/http://thestartingfive.net/2009/01/30/d-original-interview-with-dream-hampton/. May 10, 2016. May 15, 2017. The Starting Five.
  3. News: Gross. Terry. February 20, 2019. 'Surviving R. Kelly' Producer Dream Hampton Takes On Ecosystem That Supported The Star. en. NPR. October 15, 2020.
  4. Web site: Kornhaber . Spencer . October 2023 . The Joy and the Funk and the Mire . 2023-12-30 . www.wikidata.org . en.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=zywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&dq=Dream+Hampton "The guest list: Dream fresh"
  6. Web site: Andres Jauregui. May 18, 2015. Jay-Z And Beyonce Bailed Out Ferguson And Baltimore Protesters, Dream Hampton Says. October 15, 2020. HuffPost. en.
  7. Web site: May 16, 2011. 33 Women Music Critics You Need to Read. October 15, 2020. Flavorwire. en.
  8. Ayan Islam, "dream hampton's 'Black August: A hip hop benefit concert' documentary DC screening ", The Smugger, November 19, 2010.
  9. "Art + Revolution: Honoring Black August! ", Lincoln Center website.
  10. News: Morgan. Glennisha. 'Transparent' Documentary Highlights Shelley Hilliard's Murder. June 21, 2013. Huffington Post. May 15, 2017. en-US. May 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170504123344/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/transparent-documentary-shelley-hilliard-_n_3467656.html. live.
  11. Web site: Social Justice at the Forefront of LA Film Fest's June 11 #BlackLifeBlackProtest Event. Tiggett. Jai. June 8, 2015. Huffington Post. en-US. May 15, 2017. December 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151204104411/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jai-tiggett/social-justice-at-the-forefront-of-la-films-fest-_b_7530002.html. live.
  12. News: 'Surviving R. Kelly' Documentary on Lifetime Details Sex Abuse Accusations. Fortin. Jacey. January 4, 2019. The New York Times. January 6, 2019. en-US. 0362-4331. January 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106001722/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/arts/music/surviving-r-kelly.html. live.
  13. Web site: dream hampton Didn't Expect R. Kelly To Be Charged After 'Surviving R. Kelly'. October 15, 2020. Essence. en-US.
  14. News: Singer R Kelly 'charged with sexual offences'. BBC. February 22, 2019. February 22, 2019. February 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190223024951/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47338368. live.
  15. Miller. Julie. The TV Documentaries With the Power to Change Culture. October 15, 2020. Vanity Fair. June 13, 2019 . en-us.
  16. Web site: About Us – Institute for Diversity in the Arts. October 15, 2020. Stanford University. en-US.
  17. Web site: Meet the Kresge Artist Fellows. October 15, 2020. Kresge Arts in Detroit. en-US.
  18. News: Rao. Sonia. June 8, 2020. TV shows shape how law enforcement is viewed. Where will they go from here?. October 15, 2020. The Washington Post.
  19. http://history.sundance.org/films/2698 I Am Ali
  20. Web site: Hairston. Gail. March 25, 2014. Writer, Producer dream hampton Shares New Film Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies. October 15, 2020. wrd.as.uky.edu.
  21. Web site: July 24, 2015. Join BlackStar Film Festival July 30 â€" Aug 2 in Philadelphia. October 15, 2020. Black Enterprise. en-US.
  22. Web site: 2015 BlackStar Film Festival Announces Award Winners. October 15, 2020. en-US.
  23. Web site: May 9, 2019. Ms. Foundation Honors dream hampton, Sana Amanat at Gloria Awards. October 15, 2020. Ms. Foundation for Women. en-US.
  24. The 100 Most Influential People of 2019. October 15, 2020. Time.
  25. Web site: April 2, 2019. Variety's 2019 Power of Women New York Impact List. October 15, 2020. Variety. en.
  26. Web site: Surviving R. Kelly. October 15, 2020. www.peabodyawards.com. en.
  27. Web site: "For Sama", "Surviving R. Kelly" among 2020 Peabody Award-winning docs. October 15, 2020.
  28. Web site: 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. October 15, 2020. Bustle. en.
  29. Web site: June 12, 2019. Sheffield Doc/Fest, Banff announce 2019 award winners. October 15, 2020. TBI Vision. en-US.
  30. Web site: The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Announces 2023 Residents and Opens Call for 2024 Applicants . 2023-09-30 . The Rockefeller Foundation . en-US.
  31. Web site: Visionaries: dream hampton in Conversation with Rashida Bumbray and Jon Gray . newmuseum.org.
  32. News: Hunter . Branden . Surviving R. Kelly executive producer Dream Hampton has deep Detroit roots . . January 3, 2019.
  33. Web site: The Russian Winter 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. October 15, 2020. Tribeca.
  34. Web site: Wilson. Brandon. LAFF Review: dream hampton's Devastating 'Treasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice; Mapping a Detroit Story'. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127153038/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/laff-review-dream-hamptons-devastating-treasure-from-tragedy-to-trans-justice-mapping-a-detroit-story-20150617. January 27, 2016. February 6, 2016. Shadow and Act.
  35. Web site: April 11, 2017. An Interview With Legendary Writer and Activist dream hampton. October 15, 2020. Repeller. en-US.
  36. Web site: June 1, 2020. Dream Hampton to Executive Produce and Direct New Limited Documentary Series from Cineflix Productions. October 15, 2020. AP NEWS.
  37. Web site: West Savali. Kirsten. March 10, 2019. 'Finding Justice' on BET: A Conversation with Executive Producer dream hampton. October 15, 2020. Essence. en-US.

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