Crystal Whaley is the Founder and Executive Director of Plan C Media Group, an EMMY Award–winning production company creating bold, culture-shifting content across television, film, and digital platforms. An EMMY Award–winning filmmaker, writer, director, and development executive, she brings over two decades of experience spanning premium content development, strategic brand initiatives, and creative direction.

Crystal is known for seamlessly aligning creative vision with business strategy, overseeing the financial sustainability, production logistics, and creative integrity of complex, multi-platform projects while ensuring they meet the highest broadcast, digital, and cultural standards. Her work consistently delivers impactful storytelling that resonates with global audiences.

Her credits include Co-Executive Producer of the NAACP Image Award nominated and Critics Choice–nominated Netflix series Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip Hop; Supervising Producer of the Emmy nominated MSNBC documentary series Model America; and Producer of the narrative series The Table, where she also directed an episode. She is the writer, director, and executive producer of the feature documentary The Sound She Saw, currently touring museums nationwide, and the producer of PBS Frontline’s interactive series Un(re)solved, which won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Media.

A versatile storyteller across scripted and unscripted formats, Crystal has developed and produced award-winning television series, commercials, music videos, and documentaries, including Peabody-nominated work. Her executive leadership includes roles as VP of Development and Production at Lionsgate/Pixel Media, Senior Producer at Sesame Workshop, Director of Video Production at Arista Records, and Head of Production at Free Spirit Films.

Beyond screen-based storytelling, Crystal is a respected cultural curator and literary producer. She has curated acclaimed exhibitions including M’DEAR: Exploring the Black Maternal at MoCADA, ALTAR , PRAYER, RITUAL, OFFERINGS at Photoville (NYC and LA), and For Us, By Us in Harlem, as well as leading conversations at institutions like The Met. She also serves as a literary producer and deputy editor of critically acclaimed photography books, including Black Joy and Resistance and MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora.

A visual storyteller, cultural strategist, and activist, Crystal is committed to amplifying authentic, nuanced narratives that spark dialogue, shift perspective, and inspire change.

A Los Angeles native and honorary New Yorker, she is a proud graduate of Howard University and New York University.

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Personal Website: https://crystalwhaley.com/