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It Was All a Dream

Dir. dream hampton
Cinema Versa / Closing Film
Sun 10 Nov - 19:30 - 20:53
Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
Main Auditorium
Past event
Sun 10 Nov
19:30 - 20:53
Past event

A powerful memoir of the early hip hop scene via a Black feminist lens, constructed from the personal archive of filmmaker and music journalist dream hampton.

From the studio to the street, filmed on handheld cameras, It Was All a Dream gives intimate access to some of the biggest names in hip hop including The Notorious BIG, Wu Tang’s Method Man, Mobb Deep, Snoop Dogg, and many more. Directed and narrated by dream hampton, who started out writing for the hip-hop magazine The Source in the 1990s, the documentary gives a fresh insight into a key musical genre, reframing the way it is viewed and its treatment of women.

"More than a time capsule of an exciting moment in hip-hop, It Was All a Dream makes a compelling case for fastidious documentation and preservation, especially in music journalism." Lovia Gyarke, The Hollywood Reporter    

Content Guidance


Contains scenes of sexism, misogyny and emotional abuse. 

Director: dream hampton
Premiere status: UK Premiere
Running time: 83 minutes
Production year: 2024
Country: USA
Language: English
Print source: dream hampton

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