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Stacey Muhammad

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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New Orleans native Stacey Muhammad is a visionary filmmaker and episodic director who has captivated audiences with her compelling storytelling and distinctive style. With a passion for exploring the human experience and shedding light on important social issues, Stacey's work stands at the forefront of contemporary cinema.

Known for her ability to infuse raw emotion and authenticity into her projects, Stacey's work resonate deeply with viewers, leaving a lasting impact. Her keen eye for detail, combined with her exceptional directing skills, bring forth narratives that provoke thought, challenge conventions, and inspire change. Throughout her career, Stacey has fearlessly tackled a wide range of topics, including race, identity, gender, and socio-political issues.

As an episodic director, Stacey has demonstrated her versatility and creativity by helming compelling stories across various genres. Her ability to create nuanced characters and elicit exceptional performances from actors has earned her a reputation as a director who brings out the best in her collaborators.

Stacey's dedication to her craft extends beyond her work on set, she is deeply committed to fostering inclusivity and diversity in the entertainment industry, striving to provide opportunities for underrepresented voices and to create a more equitable landscape for filmmakers of all backgrounds.

With her remarkable talent and unwavering commitment to storytelling, Stacey Muhammad continues to push boundaries, challenge norms, and make a profound impact on the world of cinema. Her work serves as a testament to the power of film to ignite conversations, evoke empathy, and drive meaningful change.

Stacey is a 2020 alumni of the esteemed Warner Brother's Directing workshop and was one of thirteen directors chosen by the Directors Guild of America and the Association of Independent Commercial Producers for the inaugural Commercial Director's Diversity Program. She has since gone on to direct three commercials for AARP. Prior to directing television she shadowed industry veteran Bethany Rooney on The Originals, Ray McKinnon on Rectify and Neema Barnette on Being Mary Jane.

She's also lectured at universities nationwide 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.

Her work has been featured in The LA Times, Essence, Ebony, The Root, OkayPlayer, IndieWire, Shadow and Act, Colorlines, Screen Slate, Moviemaker Magazine and on HuffPost Live and BET Online.

Stacey's also an arts educator who teaches documentary filmmaking to under served youth.

Stacey is in development with Malcolm D. Lee's Blackmaled Productions on her first feature film titled, THE RETURN.

Since directing her first episode of TV on the groundbreaking series, "Queen Sugar" for OWN, she's gone on to direct:

Alex Cross, Season 2, Episodes 5&6, AMAZON PRIME Bel Air, Season 2, Episode 6 - PEACOCK The Wonder Years, Season 2, Episode 3 - ABC The Best Man The Final Chapters - Episode 7 - PEACOCK MANIFEST - Season 4, Episode 16 - NETFLIX POWER BOOK III Raising Kanan - Season 2, Episode 8 - STARZ Queen Sugar - Season 4, Episode 11 / Season 7, episodes 3&4 - OWN TV / ARRAY Black-ish - Season 8, Episode 9 - ABC Queens - Season 1, Episode 8 - ABC Harlem - Season 1, Episodes 6 & 7 / Season 2, Episodes 3 & 8 - AMAZON Guilty Party - Season 1, Episodes 7 & 8 - CBS / PARAMOUNT+ Love Life - Season 2, Episodes 5 & 7 - HBO Max First Wives Club - Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 - BET+

COMMERCIAL WORK AARP - AD Council - Tribute to our Shero's National Commercial.

UNSCRIPTED WORK Producer - BET News - Justice For Ferguson Producer - BET News - Justice For Us LIVE Town Hall Producer - BET News - What's At Stake Violence Segment (Morehouse College) Producer - BET News - What's At Stake Violence Segment (Howard University) Director / Being Mary Jane After Show Seasons 3&4 / BET Director / Co-Executive Producer - FROM THE BOTTOM UP - Flavor Unit Entertainment / NoEgoTV / BET - Centric Senior Story Producer - FROM THE BOTTOM UP REUNION SHOW- Flavor Unit Entertainment / NoEgoTV / BET Director - Now You Know - Tika Sumpter / Fort Sumpter Productions / 1930 Productions

INDIE WORK Director / Producer - Black AF Mini Docs (Documentary series) Writer / Director - THE CREED (short film) Writer / Director - FINDING FOREVER - (Digital Series) Writer / Director - LOVE, UNSCRIPTED - (Short Film) Director / Producer - SECOND LINE, THE SERIES (documentary series) Writer / Director - For Colored Boys, REDEMPTION 8 episode series - (Exec. Prod. by Marc Lamont Hill) Director - RITES (Film) for Game Changes - Aspire TV Writer / Director / Producer - Out of Our Right Minds Documentary Writer / Director / Producer - I AM SEAN BELL, Black Boys Speak documentary - Media That Matters, HBO

"Stacey's voice as a filmmaker is clear, bold and ready to be heard." - Ava Duvernay

"What a gem of a director has been found in the discovery of Stacey Muhammad. Her series, For Colored Boys, is a marvel of cinematic craft and superb storytelling. The series reminds you of the high quality shows The Corner and The Wire. Stacey is that good of a director." - Charles S. Dutton.
BornApril 8, 1974
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  • Known for

    Black AF Mini Docs - Black Indians (2019)
    Black AF Mini Docs - Black Indians
    Short
    • Director
    • 2019
    Aldis Hodge in Cross (2024)
    Cross
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Harlem (2021)
    Harlem
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Daryl Edwards, Matt Long, Luna Blaise, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Holly Taylor, Melissa Roxburgh, Parveen Kaur, and Ty Doran in Manifest (2018)
    Manifest
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • Cross
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • The Greatest
      • director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2026



    • Aldis Hodge in Cross (2024)
      Cross
      7.2
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • director
      • Director
      • 2024–2026
    • Harlem (2021)
      Harlem
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2025
    • On the Record New Orleans (2023)
      On the Record New Orleans
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams in The Wonder Years (2021)
      The Wonder Years
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Daryl Edwards, Matt Long, Luna Blaise, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Holly Taylor, Melissa Roxburgh, Parveen Kaur, and Ty Doran in Manifest (2018)
      Manifest
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Adrian Holmes, Jabari Banks, Jimmy Akingbola, Cassandra Freeman, Coco Jones, Akira Akbar, and Olly Sholotan in Bel-Air (2022)
      Bel-Air
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
      The Best Man: The Final Chapters
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
      Power Book III: Raising Kanan
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Queen Sugar (2016)
      Queen Sugar
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2022
    • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
      Black-ish
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Queens (2021)
      Queens
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Kate Beckinsale in Guilty Party (2021)
      Guilty Party
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • William Jackson Harper in Love Life (2020)
      Love Life
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Jill Scott, Ryan Michelle Bathe, and Michelle Buteau in First Wives Club (2019)
      First Wives Club
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Black AF Mini Docs - Black Indians (2019)
      Black AF Mini Docs - Black Indians
      Short
      • directed by
      • 2019

    Producer



    • Black in the Holy Land
      • producer
      • Post-production



    • Harlem (2021)
      Harlem
      7.2
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2025
    • On the Record New Orleans (2023)
      On the Record New Orleans
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Black AF Mini Docs - Black Indians (2019)
      Black AF Mini Docs - Black Indians
      Short
      • co-executive producer
      • 2019
    • From the Bottom Up (2016)
      From the Bottom Up
      7.2
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer (2016)
      • 2016
    • I Am Sean Bell: Black Boys Speak
      Short
      • executive producer (as Stacey Malbrough)
      • 2009

    Writer



    • Black AF Mini Docs - Black Indians (2019)
      Black AF Mini Docs - Black Indians
      Short
      • created by
      • 2019
    • Yolonda Ross in The Creed (2017)
      The Creed
      Short
      • writer
      • 2017
    • LOVE, Unscripted
      Short
      • story
      • 2016
    • Julito McCullum in For Colored Boys, Redemption (2013)
      For Colored Boys, Redemption
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Stacey Malbrough)
      • 2013
    • For Colored Boys, the Evidence of Things Not Seen
      Short
      • Writer (as Stacey Malbrough)
      • 2011

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

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      • Stacey Muhammad - Director
    • Alternative name
      • Stacey Malbrough
    • Height
      • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
    • Born
      • April 8, 1974
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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