OU to host virtual discussion with award-winning filmmaker dream hampton

Oakland University’s Barry M. Klein Center for Culture and Globalization will welcome dream hampton for a virtual discussion about her career and experiences as an award-winning filmmaker, producer and writer. The event will take place from 2-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27 via Zoom. Dr. Chiaoning Su, director of the Klein Center, and College of Arts and Sciences Dean Elaine Carey will moderate the discussion, with a Q&A session to follow.   

A Detroit native, hampton earned a Peabody Award and a spot on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019 for her documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly.” She is the inaugural Barry M. Klein Visiting Chair for Culture and Globalization. 

Hampton’s most recent works include the short films LA Opera’s “We Hold These Truths” (2022) and the award-winning “Freshwater” (2022), which made its debut at The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Selected works include Frameline feature documentary "Treasure” (2015), the BET documentary series “Finding Justice” (2019) and Lifetime's Emmy nominated “Surviving R. Kelly” (2019), which broke ratings records and earned her a Peabody Award. 

Additionally, she co-authored the New York Times bestselling “Decoded” (2010) with Shawn "Jay Z" Carter. Her articles have been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Essence and in a dozen anthologies. She serves on the boards of The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, UCLA's Hip Hop Initiative and Inside Southwest Detroit.

The Barry M. Klein Center for Culture and Globalization was established in 2021 through a generous gift from the estate of its namesake. Its vision is to recruit scholars, public intellectuals, and artists to Oakland University, promote national and international dialogue, and create opportunities for students and faculty to experience culture and globalization studies. In keeping with the vision of its benefactors, the Klein Center aims to generate transformative thinking about current social issues explored through interdisciplinary perspectives. 

Register for the event here. For more information, contact Sandy Altherr at [email protected] or (248) 370-4909.