About Duran
Duran, is a graduate of The American Film Institute Conservatory (class of 2021), a 2020 PGA Power of Diversity workshop fellow, a Sundance Feature Film Producers Lab Fellow, and a winner of the Grand Prix and Best Producer Award at the Holly Shorts Film Festival, and a resident of the Mara Brock Akil "Writer's Colony." Currently building his film slate under his BLK MGC Content banner, the rapper turned filmmaker has forayed into the directing chair. The most recent short for the writer-director, “Time is Money,” premiered at the 2025 RiverRun Film Festival and snagged the Best Director award at the 2025 Diversity in Cannes Showcase. His upcoming documentary, “CHarriet,” about a key figure in the migration of black expats to Panama, is currently in post-production.
Developing Projects
Format: TV Series
Genre: Fantasy
Logline: The day after his 25th birthday, egocentric fast rising corporate attorney, NaShariff Wallace learns he’s the descendent of an ancient African tribe of immortals called “Daywalkers” being hunted by traditional vampires called “Burners.” As the key to lifting the Burner’s curse, which would free them to live & kill in the daylight, NaShariff must fight to save everyone he loves from burner leader Cassidy.
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Role: Creator, Producer, Co-writer
Format: Short
Genre: Drama
Logline: After spending 7 years in prison, Malcolm seeks to mend his relationship with his mother while devoting himself as a consistent and faithful new convert to Islam.
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Role: Director, Writer, Producer
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Traumedy
Logline: During a season of extreme gun violence in Compton CA, a precocious book thief, who hears the voices of his dead parents, discovers that a novel belonging to his family is being auctioned off and with the help of the neighborhood matriarch, a 100-year-old black woman, he concocts a plan to steal it back. What follows is a hilarious, moving journey of a black boy learning to grieve and finding the will to continue living.
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Role: Producer
Format: Feature Documentary
Genre: Documentary
Logline: Knowing that there’s more to my story than what’s been given, I will embark on a journey through my family history, beyond slavery, in hopes of linking me to the country and tribe of my origin.” 

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Role: Director, Producer
Zones
Format: TV Series
Genre: Crime Drama
Logline: Atlanta, GA 1990: A teenage girl with dreams of owning her own record label, is forced to take over her father's drug trafficking ring; while city officials employ a violent drug task force to clean the streets before the 1996 Olympic Games.
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Role: Co-writer
Format: Short Film
Genre: YA Drama
Logline: An Indian American teenage girl, discovers a newfound appreciation for her Indian culture with help from her deceased grandmother. 

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Role: Director
