award winning filmmaker/writer/director Stacey Muhammad (@STACEYMUHAMMAD)

 Stacey  Muhammad is an award winning filmmaker who has written, directed and  produced a series of award winning short films of both the narrative and  documentary genres. She  has given presentations, lectures and participated in panel discussions  in both the academic and non academic setting on a broad range of  topics including independent filmmaking, hip hop culture and social  issues. Ms. Muhammad served on the national staff for the planning of  the Million Man March which served as inspiration for her first  documentary film, "A Glimpse of Heaven, the Legacy of the Million Man  March", released in 2005 to rave reviews. Since that time, the New  Orleans native has begun the work of documenting and preserving Hip Hop  culture through film and digital media and the creation of several award  winning short films. Her work includes multi-media projects, music  videos and short form films including, the award winning "I AM SEAN  BELL, black boys speak", which made its film festival premier at the  PATOIS, New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival. An  official selection to the HBO/Media that Matters Film Festival, where it  was awarded the "Speaking Out Award", this film has received national  acclaim and toured internationally, screening before audiences worldwide  as part of the HBO / Media that Matters one year film festival tour.  Her documentary film, "Out of our Right Minds, Trauma, Depression and  the Black Woman" was released in March 2010 and has already received  rave reviews. The film premiered at the PATOIS International Human  Rights Film Festival in New Orleans, LA. Her latest project, (short  narrative film) "FOR COLORED BOYS, REDEMPTION, starring Julito McCullum  (The Wire) and Rob Morgan (Pariah) is currently on the festival circuit.  As co-founder of Intelligent Seedz with activist / artist, Wise  Intelligent, Stacey is committed to teaching youth the art of filmmaking  and equipping them with the necessary tools to tell their stories. She  currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and serves as Assistant Film Festival  Director of the REEL SISTERS of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture  Series. She is currently penning her first feature script.    For more info: http://www.indiereviewcd.com https://twitter.com/IndieRevue https://www.instagram.com/indie.review https://www.facebook.com/indie.review