Sulayman Tahir

Sulayman Tahir

DirectorProducerWriter

Sulayman "Lay" Tahir is an award-winning Philadelphia filmmaker whose work blends psychological tension, genre-bending world building, and emotional truth. His sci-fi/horror film Peripheral won Best Picture at ABFF, earned Best Director at the Oscar Micheaux Film Festival, and is currently streaming…

Producer

The Boy(2025)
Peripheral(2024)
Phels High(2023)
The Dangerous(2022)
Trifecta(2021)

Cinematographer

Famous-Ish(2021)
Trifecta(2021)

Editor

Borrowed Time(2025)
Peripheral(2024)
Trifecta(2021)

Camera and Electrical Department

Famous-Ish(2021)
Trifecta(2021)
The Philadelphia Bicycle Vignette Story(2017)

Production Department

The Upside(2017)

Additional Crew

You Married Dat(2022)