Karam Gill is a filmmaker and creative director based in Los Angeles. He was recently featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30, Realscreen Under 40, Adweek Creative 100, and was one of Variety’s Top 10 Documentary Filmmakers to Watch. His projects use pop culture as an entry point to explore social issues and are known for their heavily stylized blend of both documentary and narrative aesthetics.

Gill made his directorial debut with G Funk (2017) – the untold story of Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and the rise of hip-hop’s most iconic sub-genre. G Funk had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, making Gill the youngest director to have a feature doc premiere at SXSW (22 years old). Gill then wrote and directed Showtime’s doc series, Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine (2021). The project examined the dangers of our digital culture and the rise of Donald Trump through the concept of “manufactured celebrity”. It was produced alongside Rolling Stone, Lightbox, and Imagine Entertainment. That same year he also premiered the doc series Ice Cold (2021) at the Tribeca Film Festival which used jewelry to explore deeper themes around materialism and racial perception.

Recently, Gill directed and produced the Amazon Prime Video film, Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby (2022), which also premiered at Tribeca. Untrapped looks at the disenfranchisement of the Atlanta communities that birthed today’s generation of rap superstars. He also executive produced and creative directed Hulu’s doc series, Rap Caviar Presents (2023). As part of the series he directed a film on Tyler, The Creator that explored the hypermasculine stereotypes projected upon black and brown youth.

Gill is the co-founder and CEO of agency and production company, MGX CREATIVE. With over seven billion views on branded content and ongoing clients like FUJIFILM, Mercedes-Benz, Levi’s, and Uber, MGX grows brands through innovative content strategy that appeals to both Gen Z and Millennial audiences. Over the years, the company has been behind some of today’s most impressive digital case studies, including Marshmello’s explosive rise from 25K to 45M subscribers in four years. Adweek recently wrote “MGX CREATIVE is building a portfolio unlike any other creative agency.”

COMPLEX named MGX CREATIVE, “the industry’s top music doc guys.”

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