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Muta'Ali

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  • Producer
  • Actor
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Muta'Ali
'Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn' explores the 30-year legacy of Yusuf's murder as his family and friends reflect on the tragedy and the subsequent fight for justice that inspired and divided New York City.
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Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (2020)
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Muta'Ali is known for MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024), Cassius X: Becoming Ali (2023) and Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (2020).
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      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024)
    MoviePass, MovieCrash
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2024
    Cassius X: Becoming Ali (2023)
    Cassius X: Becoming Ali
    6.4
    • Director(as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
    • 2023
    Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (2020)
    Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director(as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
    • 2020
    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
    8.5
    • Director(as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Director

    • Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (2025)
      Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest
      9.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024)
      MoviePass, MovieCrash
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Cassius X: Becoming Ali (2023)
      Cassius X: Becoming Ali
      6.4
      • Director (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2023
    • Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (2020)
      Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2020
    • Lisa Arrindell and Muta'Ali in Turtle vs. Octopus (2018)
      Turtle vs. Octopus
      Short
      • directed by (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2018
    • Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
      Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
      8.5
      • Director (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2014

    Producer

    • MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024)
      MoviePass, MovieCrash
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Soul of a Nation (2021)
      Soul of a Nation
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2021
    • Lisa Arrindell and Muta'Ali in Turtle vs. Octopus (2018)
      Turtle vs. Octopus
      Short
      • producer (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2018
    • Brad Show Live (2017)
      Brad Show Live
      TV Series
      • producer (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2017
    • Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
      Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
      8.5
      • producer (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2014
    • Michael D. Friedman, Chris Burns, Dave R. Watkins, and Amy Holt in Stragglers (2004)
      Stragglers
      2.9
      • co-producer (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2004

    Actor

    • Lisa Arrindell and Muta'Ali in Turtle vs. Octopus (2018)
      Turtle vs. Octopus
      Short
      • Ellison (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2018
    • Blackhats (2015)
      Blackhats
      5.4
      • Bosley (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2015
    • Avengers Assemble! (2010)
      Avengers Assemble!
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Power Man (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2011
    • Step Off (2011)
      Step Off
      2.4
      • Heat (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2011
    • The Unbearable Rightness of Diversity
      6.8
      Short
      • Stewart Friedman (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2008
    • Chris Burns and George Howard Adams in Ricky Cooper (2007)
      Ricky Cooper
      Short
      • Agent 1 (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2007
    • Watch & Learn (2007)
      Watch & Learn
      7.8
      Short
      • Burndown (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2007
    • Return of the Jackalope (2006)
      Return of the Jackalope
      5.4
      • J-Dawg (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2006
    • Michael D. Friedman, Chris Burns, Dave R. Watkins, and Amy Holt in Stragglers (2004)
      Stragglers
      2.9
      • Straggler arm #2 (as Muta'Ali Muhammad)
      • 2004

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    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Muta'Ali's Official Website
    • Alternative name
      • Muta'Ali Muhammad
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Parents
      • Hasna Muhammad
    • Relatives
        Ossie Davis(Grandparent)

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      Grandson of Ossie Davis, and Ruby Dee.

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