Sultan Sharrief is currently a PhD candidate in the Media Arts and Practice program at USC. He is a transmedia activist, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur. His interest lies at the intersection of art, business, and community impact.
His directorial debut feature film, Bilal's Stand, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and he has produced four other feature films. He is also the creator and showrunner for the Black Public Media program Street Cred'.
After he received a Masters Degree from MIT in Comparative Media Studies he founded the Quasar Lab, which focuses on data equity. He is currently developing a Virtual Reality Data Visualization Musical as part of his PhD dissertation.
Thesis:
Wrestling With Systemic Edges: Designing For Long-Term Social Change
