dream hampton is a veteran author, journalist, activist, and Peabody-award-winning filmmaker based in Detroit.
dream hampton
Detroit, Michigan
Films
It Was All A Dream
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Screening at festivals
(2024)
A visual memoir from director dream hampton's personal archives about the dawn of the golden era of hip hop.
Treasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice Mapping a Detroit Story
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(2015)
A feature documentary about nineteen year old trans woman Shelly 'Treasure' Hilliard, whose murder involved police coercion, Jim Crow drug laws, the criminalization of sex work and transphobia. It is about a young Detroit trans community activated by her death, and her family who are suing for justice.
I Am Ali
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(2002)
A view into the daily life of a couple coming to terms with the main character's schizophrenia.
