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In The Hour Of Chaos Hip Hop Art & Activism...
H. Samy Alim is a Professor at UCLA, a linguistic anthropologist and educator
whose work explores the intersections of language, race, and culture. He has written
widely on Hip Hop culture, Black language practices, and educational justice, and is
a leading voice in critical language studies.
Samuel Lamontagne is a Professor of Music at UC Riverside and a co-lead of
UCLA’s Hip Hop Initiative. He is a scholar of hip-hop and electronic music from
the African diaspora, specializing in Los Angeles's musical cultures.
Tabia Shawel is a Ph.D. Candidate at UCLA. She co-leads the university’s ground-
breaking Hip Hop Initiative, positioning UCLA as a global hub for hip-hop
scholarship through artist residencies, archives, public programming, and
postdoctoral fellowships.
Regal Reverie (Untitled)
Almasi is a Nairobi- and Atlanta-based photographer and creative director
whose work blurs the lines between fashion, mood, and storytelling. Known for crafting
cinematic visuals through rich tones and dynamic compositions, Almasi captures
moments that feel both bold and timeless. With a vision rooted in style and narrative,
their work transforms everyday textures and forms into poetic imagery, offering
audiences an evocative lens into beauty, culture, and identity.
Director Statement : With Regal Reverie (Untitled), I set out to explore the idea of
regality — not through crowns or palaces, but through the presence of the African
woman herself. The three muses embody a timeless grace and power that transcends
time, echoing the elegance often associated with Victorian aesthetics but reframed
through my own lens.
Fashion enters the film as an extension of this vision: garments made from scraps and
unexpected materials become symbols of resourcefulness and imagination, proving thatbeauty and majesty are not bound to luxury. Instead, they live in creativity, resilience,
and the way one carries themselves.
This film is a reverie — a dreamlike homage to African women as muses, as icons, as
living testaments to regality in its truest form. Our hope is that viewers see not only
fashion, but the spirit and essence of women who remain radiant regardless of
circumstance.
Have You Heard Judi Singh?
Baljit Sangra is an award-winning, Vancouver-based filmmaker whose films
shine a light on underrepresented and marginalized voices and stories. Sangra’s films
have routinely premiered at festivals around the world.
Regal Reverie (Untitled) is a one-minute visual essay honoring the essence of the African woman through three muses, each embodying strength, softness, and timeless grace. Wrapped in garments fashioned from scraps and unexpected materials, they become living sculptures — reimagining what beauty and fashion can be. The film unfolds as a romantic homage: three women, three presences, moving in harmony yet holding their own stories. Together, they transform fragments into finery, revealing that true beauty lies not in excess but in resilience, imagination, and the eternal spirit of the African woman.
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In The Hour Of Chaos Hip Hop Art & Activism...
H. Samy Alim is a Professor at UCLA, a linguistic anthropologist and educator
whose work explores the intersections of language, race, and culture. He has written
widely on Hip Hop culture, Black language practices, and educational justice, and is
a leading voice in critical language studies.
Samuel Lamontagne is a Professor of Music at UC Riverside and a co-lead of
UCLA’s Hip Hop Initiative. He is a scholar of hip-hop and electronic music from
the African diaspora, specializing in Los Angeles's musical cultures.
Tabia Shawel is a Ph.D. Candidate at UCLA. She co-leads the university’s ground-
breaking Hip Hop Initiative, positioning UCLA as a global hub for hip-hop
scholarship through artist residencies, archives, public programming, and
postdoctoral fellowships.
Regal Reverie (Untitled)
Almasi is a Nairobi- and Atlanta-based photographer and creative director
whose work blurs the lines between fashion, mood, and storytelling. Known for crafting
cinematic visuals through rich tones and dynamic compositions, Almasi captures
moments that feel both bold and timeless. With a vision rooted in style and narrative,
their work transforms everyday textures and forms into poetic imagery, offering
audiences an evocative lens into beauty, culture, and identity.
Director Statement : With Regal Reverie (Untitled), I set out to explore the idea of
regality — not through crowns or palaces, but through the presence of the African
woman herself. The three muses embody a timeless grace and power that transcends
time, echoing the elegance often associated with Victorian aesthetics but reframed
through my own lens.
Fashion enters the film as an extension of this vision: garments made from scraps and
unexpected materials become symbols of resourcefulness and imagination, proving thatbeauty and majesty are not bound to luxury. Instead, they live in creativity, resilience,
and the way one carries themselves.
This film is a reverie — a dreamlike homage to African women as muses, as icons, as
living testaments to regality in its truest form. Our hope is that viewers see not only
fashion, but the spirit and essence of women who remain radiant regardless of
circumstance.
Have You Heard Judi Singh?
Baljit Sangra is an award-winning, Vancouver-based filmmaker whose films
shine a light on underrepresented and marginalized voices and stories. Sangra’s films
have routinely premiered at festivals around the world.
Regal Reverie (Untitled) is a one-minute visual essay honoring the essence of the African woman through three muses, each embodying strength, softness, and timeless grace. Wrapped in garments fashioned from scraps and unexpected materials, they become living sculptures — reimagining what beauty and fashion can be. The film unfolds as a romantic homage: three women, three presences, moving in harmony yet holding their own stories. Together, they transform fragments into finery, revealing that true beauty lies not in excess but in resilience, imagination, and the eternal spirit of the African woman.
