dream hampton

dream hampton

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

dream hampton (stylized in lowercase letters, in emulation of feminist author bell hooks, who was an early influence) is an American cultural critic and filmmaker.

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Representative Works

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
7.1
/ English
Songs from the Hole
Songs from the Hole
7.5
/ English
Freshwater
Freshwater
No Rating Yet
/ English
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
6.2
/ English
It Was All a Dream
It Was All a Dream
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Burial of Kojo
The Burial of Kojo
6.5
/ AK
This World Is Not My Own
This World Is Not My Own
6.0
/ English
I Am Ali
I Am Ali
4.5
/ English
Treasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice Mapping a Detroit Story
Treasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice Mapping a Detroit Story
5.0
/ English
The Russian Winter
The Russian Winter
6.0
/ English
It's a Hard Truth Ain't It
It's a Hard Truth Ain't It
6.9
/ English
The Black August Hip Hop Project
The Black August Hip Hop Project
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025Nominee

Best Performance

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Songs from the Hole
2024Winner

Best Picture

Songs from the Hole

Freshwater
2022Nominee

Best Performance

Freshwater

Career Highlights

Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
2007Highlight

Best Picture

Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life

It Was All a Dream
2024Highlight

Best Director

It Was All a Dream

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