It Was All a Dream
World Premiere

It Was All a Dream

Spotlight Documentary
Feature | United States | 83 MINUTES | English | English subtitles
New York, Women, Documentary, Music, Journalism, Black & African American Diaspora Stories, Expressions of Black Freedom

The year is 1993 and hip-hop is primed for its eventual global takeover. Wu-Tang’s “Enter The Wu-Tang” and A Tribe Called Quest’s “Midnight Marauders” are released on the same day, Salt-N-Pepa’s fourth album “Very Necessary” pushes them into the mainstream while Doggystyle breaks into the Billboard 200 at number one, and all this is just the tip of the iceberg. Armed with a camera and a front-row seat is provocative music journalist dream hampton


Constructed from director dream hampton’s personal archive, It Was All a Dream is a visual memoir reflecting on the dawn of the golden era of hip-hop. It takes viewers inside the studio with intimate access to some of rap’s most celebrated minds, including hampton’s neighbor The Notorious BIG, Wu Tang’s Method Man, Mobb Deep, Snoop Dogg and many more. With narration constructed from her previous work as the astonishing footage unfolds, hampton not only provides insight to this era of hip-hop but also firmly establishes her place in its story.––Faridah Gbadamosi


Cast & Credits
Directed by
dream hampton
Director
dream hampton
Producer
Emir Lewis, dream hampton, Josh Begley, Morgan Willis
Screenwriter
dream hampton
Cinematographer
Emir Lewis, dream hampton, Nicole Jefferson Asher
Editor
David Feinberg
Composer
Stas Thee Boss
Executive Producer
dream hampton, Thomas K. Richards, Christopher Jordan Wallace
Associate Producer
Bahr Brown
Co-Producer
Sallomé Hralima, David Feinberg
Co-Executive Producer
Darryl Phillips, Barry Cole, Tina Farris
Music Supervisor
Barry Cole, Rocio Contreras
Assistant Producer
Nina Hampton, Nyama Wingood
Assistant Editor
Nayla Davis
Consulting Editor
Hypatia Porter
Cast
The Notorious B.I.G., Ice-T, Mobb Deep, Guru, Nikki D.

Contacts
US Sales Contact
Matthew Baskharoon
United Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA Phone: 310 273 6700
baskassistant@unitedtalent.com
International Sales Contact
Matthew Baskharoon
United Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA Phone: 310 273 6700
baskassistant@unitedtalent.com
Print Source
Emir Lewis
Pink Gators
New York, NY 11218
Phone: 917 922 0996
lewisemir@gmail.com
Press Contact
Christine Lemchi
Fons PR
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: 512-779-5130
christine@fonspr.com
* Rush Tickets available at venue except for
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