Kevin Sharpley is the founder of Kijik Multimedia Inc. a full service multi-media and production company with specialties in integrated, branded and convergent media and development of in-house projects. In addition he is Executive Director of CineVisun a non-profit organization that supports the independent film, media and entertainment industry.
Mr. Sharpley is also a founder of Xavatar Ltd. an immersive and experiential media company. He has helped to coordinate company processes and employees, align forward visions of company convergence in the metaverse and Web3 space, company projects, and the upcoming Xavatar network series-The Xavatar Show, in addition to serving as co-creator, writer, producer and director of the project.
He is an award-winning producer, writer, director and editor. Mr. Sharpley’s range of work includes films, television, documentary, commercial, music video, multi-media and event video production. He is also co-founder of the popular podcast Screen Heat Miami. Mr. Sharpley is the previous Chairman of the Miami Dade County Film and Entertainment Advisory Board appointed by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dennis C. Moss. Mr. Sharpley holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami with a dual major in Communication-with a focus on motion pictures and Psychology in addition to an Associates of Arts degree from Miami Dade College. He was inducted into the Miami Dade College Hall of Fame in 2014.
Kevin Sharpley is a Sundance Institute fellow after having his documentary “Purvis Young, Young Purvis” selected for the Sundance Miami story development workshop. He was asked to write an article about the experience by the Sundance Institute (www.sundance.org/ blogs/from-the-labs/ ask-yourself-these-question s-when-developing-your-documentary). Other projects include the documentary “Sove Nou” narrated by Danny Glover, featuring Wycleff Jean, “Nou Sove” which is currently under production featuring actor Jimmy Jean Louis from the hit shows “CLAWS” and “Heroes” and the films “Monster in Law” and “Tears of the Sun”, “Red Ribbon, White Party”, a documentary about the largest AIDS fundraiser in Florida featuring Billly Bean, Janice Dickinson, Carson Cressley, Junior Vasquez and Guinevere Turner, and “REJOICE!” featuring gospel superstars Kim Burell, Jackie Clark, Ronald Winans and Mario Winans and the PSA “Download for Good” narrated by David Lynch featuring Dave Stewart and Peter Gabriel
In the television realm the critically acclaimed, multi-platform series “The Beach Chronicles”, of which the animated version debuted at The Miami Film Festival is currently under development. The Beach Chronicles features Tommy Flanagan (Westworld, Sons of Anarchy, Sin City, Gladiator), Daryl Hannah, Michael Chiklis (American Horror Story; Freakshow, Fantastic Four, The Shield), JoMarie Payton (Family Matters) and Jimmy Jean Louis (from the hit TNT show CLAWS and the show “Heroes/Heroes Reborn”).
The award-winning animated film “The Incredibly Short Life Of Peter Panties” (the first in a mental health series) is currently on the festival circuit having been an official selection of sixteen prestigious festivals (including Slamdance Emergence), having won eight awards. In addition, Mr. Sharpley’s film “Above Ground” which is the second in a series about mental health and abuse, has been selected for fourteen festivals garnering five award nominations and won three awards, as it moves through the festival circuit. He is currently in post-production on the feature film “Deadly Night Out” serving as the director, co- producer and is a co-production of his company KijiK Multimedia.
Kevin Sharpley has also supervised the production of numerous music videos, commercials, and films. These include the music video “Here Comes the Hurricanes” about the undefeated championship season of the Miami Hurricanes football team featuring multi-album platinum artists from Bone Thugs and Harmony and former NFL players Mike Rhump of the San Francisco 49ers and Nahjee Davenport of the Green Bay Packers. Mr. Sharpley’s credits also include the music video “While We’re Apart” featuring Grammy award winning artists Sly and Robbie; the Public Service Announcement “Walk to Fight” shown on affiliates for ABC, NBC, CBS, UPN, WB, Telemundo and Univision and the breakthrough short film and webisode series “Lifeline” featuring Marc Menard of “Gossip Girl”, “Lost” and “All My Children, which has been developed for feature length.
In addition, Mr. Sharpley has overseen the production of numerous concert and event videos. Among the various concert and event video productions he has supervised are the Missy Elliot’s Video Music Award after party hosted by Bacardi, the concert video for platinum recording artist Foxy Brown, and the US Air Force “Into the Blue” series.
Kevin Sharpley has been in the Film and Entertainment industry for over twenty years and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild/AFTRA. As an actor he has been featured in the hit Fox Family series “S Club 7”, the HBO promo “Tonight”, the Verizon Commercial series “Can You Here Me Now” and in many other films, television shows, commercials and print campaigns (Macy’s, Lens Crafters, Kohls, Aeropostale) throughout his career. He has also been profiled on the PBS series “Art Street” as a featured filmmaker, company owner, organization head and community organizer. In addition he has done public service announcements for the PBS radio program NPR and the PBS member station WLRN.
Mr. Sharpley has designed, moderated and emceed many panels, workshops and seminars. This includes an incredible youth workshop for The American Black Film Festival for underserved children featuring Vivica A. Fox, Wendell Pierce and Ronald Lang. His long running panel “Producing In Florida And Beyond” has been featured at the Miami film Festival for ten years featuring some of the top industry professionals such as Gregory Allen Howard (Harriet, Remember The Titans) mutli-Grammy Award winning artist Jon Secada, top legal attorney David Bercuson and more. He most recently organized and moderated a panel for the Miami Media and Film Market “Composing In Film” with panelists,Tulio Cremisini of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, three-time Emmy Award winning composer Carlos Raphael Rivera (Lessons In Chemistry, The Queens Gambit, Godless) and 14 time Grammy Award winning composer Julio Reyes Copello
Mr. Sharpley is also a respected artist, working in many disciplines. He was selected by the prestigious art organization “The Miami Light Project” (MLP) as a featured artist to work with visiting resident artist Keith Antar Mason and three of Miami’s top artists, as a poet and performance artist. Together, along with Mr. Mason’s ensemble artist group, they put on the critically acclaimed show “Fathers, Sons and Brothers” as one of MLP’s monthly series. Mr. Sharpley was later selected as one of MLP’s “Here and Now” showcase artists. His artwork has also been shown in various exhibitions and showcases including the renowned show “All Gods Children Got Shoes” at the Miami Dade Cultural Center. The show featured some of the top artists from around the world and featured Mr. Sharpley’s mixed media piece “Greener Grass (Golden Shoes Worn by Gods)”. Mr. Sharpley’s work “The Empowerment Project” showed for Art Basel 2010 in the renowned “Haiti Art Expo” with opening event hosted by Venus Williams, Jerry Powers, Welterweight Champion Andre Bretto and Michael Capponi. In 2016 Mr. Sharpley revisited his project “Greener Grass” for the Art Basel show Art Beat Miami.
Kevin Sharpley has traveled internationally as a model with prestigious agencies such as Wilhelmina, Ford, Major and Boss having lived in Europe, Africa and around the United States. Mr. Sharpley writes poetry, short stories, novels and scripts based on his travels and experiences. He commits much of his time to giving back to the community and mentoring youth based on his experiences from around world.