OVERVIEW GK Reid is a producer of films, music videos, commercials, and photography, and a regenerative designer / stylist. Best known for his work with artists such as David Bowie, Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Kim Kardashian. He is described as “A Renaissance man”(Soma), for his multifaceted collaborative approach across films, marketing, events, design, music, and social justice advocacy, resulting in numerous awards and museum exhibitions worldwide.
Works GK produced have won 27 awards including two Gold Lions at Cannes Festival of Creativity, The Tribeca Film Festival Disruptor Award, Best Picture and Best Fashion at both the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and the LaJolla Fashion Film Festival at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and Best Picture at the CNN Expose Awards. His work has been featured on NOWNESS, SHOWstudio,and at the Lincoln Center NY, the Center Pompidou Paris, The Brooklyn Museum, The Museum of the Fashion Institute NY, The Rubin Museum of Art, the Daphne Guinness exhibition in the windows of Barney's NY, SHOWstudio London, and The Australian Museum of the Moving Image.
(L-R) GK Reid on set with Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, and Daphne Guinness
PRESS GK's work is published in The New York Times Magazine, The London Sunday Times, The Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, V, Harper’s Bazaar, Rolling Stone, GQ, WWD, Muse, Tatler, In Style, Slate and VICE and been featured on Showbiz Tonight, Access Hollywood, E News! CNN, BBC and HBO.
CLIENTS GK has produced and creative directed branding and campaigns for Louis Vuitton, LVMH, Barney’s, Hugo Boss, L’Oreal Paris, Lancome, Shiseido, Pantene, Volvo, Jaguar, Verizon, Nike and Pepsi. He is invited to speak at prestigious institutions such as Parsons New School, the New York Film Academy and Princeton University.
COLLABORATIONS GK works with A-list artists for their most important film, fashion and social advocacy projects. His collaborations include Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Anne Hathaway, Kim Kardashian, Mary J. Blige, Channing Tatum, Kanye West, Prince and David Bowie; directors / artists Michael Haussman, James Mangold, Mario Testino, Floria Sigismondi, Peter Lindbergh, Matthew Rolston, Anthony Mandler, Abel Ferrara, Diane Martel, David LaChappelle, Markus Klinko, Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri, KAWS, Richard Phillips; and writers Haruki Murakami and Neil Gaiman.
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY GK works passionately for social justice and equality. His Digital Death against AIDS in Africa, starring Kim Kardashian, Usher, Serena Williams, Jaden and Willow Smith in coffins, raised much awareness and over a million dollars in under a week for AIDS in Africa for Keep A Child Alive. His Girl Epidemic against trafficking of girls in Asia, won the Best Film Award at CNN's Expose awards, presented by Quincy Jones, with Project Nanhi Kali. He produced Girl Rising India, with Freida Pinto, Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt, in collaboration with women weavers' collectives in Bengal, and the film became central to the Indian government's Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign for girls' empowerment.
BACKGROUND The son of a Native American healer, GK was raised between an artist's community in New Mexico, and sword-fighting and serving thousands daily in Amritsar, India. Escaping to London’s club culture, a meeting on the tarmac of Heathrow with Isabella Blow inspired GK’s creative explorations, and his first commissions by David Bowie and Iman launched his powerful artist collaborations.
Now based between NY and LA, GK excels at building community and positivity through creative collaborations across the world.
(L-R) GK Reid on set with Jackie Chan, Yoshiki, Bravo's Andy Cohen, Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri, and Lady Gaga