Set your reminders and tune in! See ya Saturday :)
Indie Review Radio – Hosted by Raychelle & C.Truth
12 pm to 1:30 pm
Call-in Number: (646) 478-5123
Tweet: @IndieRevue
STACEY MUHAMMAD
New Orleans native Stacey Muhammad is an award winning
writer, director and producer of documentary, narrative, broadcast and digital
content as well as a social
activist and cultural critic who has lectured on a broad range of topics including hip hop, pop culture, media, film, social justice issues, and most notably, the
history of Black women filmmakers in
cinema. She most recently served
as Director/ Co - Executive Producer of the Flavor Unit produced Docu Series/Reality
Show “From The Bottom Up” for BET / CENTRIC, executive produced by Queen
Latifah for BET/ Centric. Her latest independent project, an eight episode
digital series titled Finding Forever slated for release Summer 2016, is executive
produced by Karyn White and Marc Lamont Hill. She also recently directed Tika
Sumpter’s latest 8 episode news program, “Now You Know.” Stacey's critically
acclaimed web series, FOR COLORED BOYS, REDEMPTION, executive produced by Marc
Lamont Hill, starring Rob Morgan,
Julito McCullum, Tim Reid and Jacinto Taras Riddick was
recently selected by ABFF Independent for broadcast on Magic Johnson's ASPIRE
TV. In 2014, INDIEWIRE named For Colored Boys "1 of 32 web dramas
upstaging television dramas. "The award winning series has received press
coverage from the LA TIMES, Essence Magazine, Ebony, BET, JET Magazine, Shadow
and Act, Clutch Magazine, HUFFPOST LIVE and many others. FOR COLORED BOYS has screened for
audiences worldwide including screenings at Viacom, The American Black Film
Festival, The Pan African Film Festival and NBC headquarters in NYC where it
was selected for a special screening highlighting excellence in digital
content. A spin off of her award
winning web series, For Colored Boys, REDEMPTION has been acquired and is now
in development.
Stacey's latest film, RITES, a collaboration with Game
Changes writer, executive producer Cheo Tyehimba Taylor was also selected by
ABFF Independent for broadcast on Magic Johnson's ASPIRE TV. Stacey was one of
two directors with more than one film selected by ABFF Independent for
broadcast on ASPIRE TV. RITES also
screened at the 2015 NewFilmmakers LA film festival and was profiled by
MovieMaker Magazine. RITES was listed in the list of best films for 2015 by the
Atlanta Shorts film festival and continues to screen at festivals nationwide.
An accomplished news producer, Stacey also worked on the
award winning “What’s At Stake” news program for BET producing segments on
Ferguson, MO, violence and youth issues. Stacey’s work includes multi media projects,
music videos, arts and
activism and social justice
campaigns and award winning
films and television projects including the “I AM SEAN BELL, black boys speak documentary
which made its film festival premiere at the PATOIS, New
Orleans International Human Rights Film
Festival. An official
selection to the Media
That Matters Film Festival, where it was
awarded the “Speaking Out
Award”, the film received international acclaim and toured with the HBO/Media that Matters Film Festival
screening for audiences worldwide.
Her follow up documentary
film, “Out of Our Right Minds, Trauma,
Depression and the Black Woman” was released in March 2010 to rave reviews and
also premiered at the PATOIS New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival and screened for audiences worldwide. Stacey is
co-founder of “Intelligent Seedz”, an organization committed to equipping
youth with the necessary tools to tell their stories through
documentary film with Artist/Activist, Wise Intelligent. The youth media group won awards from
the
Environmental Protection Agency for their groundbreaking work addressing social issues
impacting the lives of young people.
This place was very comfortable. Restrooms were decent. Coming to venues in Los Angeles with my friends was an amazing experience. This is my favorite place now, because of its excellent food, perfect lighting, vibrant atmosphere and great ventilation.
ReplyDelete