Sterling Hampton IV is an American film director, photographer and editor from southern California. With his roots in documentary filmmaking, Sterling has directed works ranging from music video, commercial to narrative short film for clients such as will.i.am, Mercedes-AMG, G-Eazy, Mario and others. 

Sterling's passion for film stems from a deep desire to change the way people think and challenge our understanding of the way we live our lives. At the indie short film level, he has done this on the world stage for his film "Kylie" that was officially selected by Sundance, Tribeca, AFI, Urbanworld film festival and then was adopted by the LA Times Documentary platform in 2022. 

Along with continuing to push boundaries within music video and commercial world, Sterling aims to direct feature full-length documentary and narrative films to fully realize his creative and humanitarian vision. 

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