Arthur Muhammad
Directing
Biography
Arthur Muhammad is a Dallas-born filmmaker who built his career on the art of resourcefulness. His debut feature, Solitaire, was shot on 16mm film with a $6,000 budget over weekends-without an AD, script supervisor, or traditional crew. Wearing every hat-writer, director, producer, and editor-he still completed the film, secured distribution, and landed it on Blockbuster and Walmart shelves, a major accomplishment at the time. He followed with Sweet Justice, a 90-page feature shot in just 10 days on a $35,000 budget, starring Reagan Gomez. The film was distributed by Netflix in its early DVD-by-mail days. From there, Arthur went on to direct First Impression in Atlanta, working with Lamman Rucker, Lisa Arrindale, David & Tamela Mann, and Elise Neal. That project went to both Netflix and BET. His breakout came with Carter High, starring Charles S. Dutton and Vivica A. Fox, which enjoyed a limited theatrical release before streaming on Netflix and airing on BET. Arthur joined the Directors Guild of America with his feature Twelve, a horror film he wrote while pursuing his MFA. Twelve is now available on several streaming platforms. To date, Arthur has completed 17 feature films-each proving his ability to stay on schedule, make his days, and "make a dollar movie out of a fifteen-cent budget." He has consistently put every cent on the screen, often shooting entirely on location, with the story always at the center of his work. Arthur's films, including Bid for Love (BET), can be found streaming on several platforms, resonating with audiences worldwide. He holds a BA in Film and Media from Southern Methodist University and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He also completed the Directors Guild of America's Episodic TV Mentorship Program, where he expanded his directing career into episodic television with a focus on grounded, character-driven drama and dramedy rooted in faith, culture, and community.
Known For
The true story of four student athletes from Carter High School in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s, whose bright futures irrevocably changed due to their off-field activities.
Carter High
After being injured and doing a bid in prison due to Memphis, her former drug trafficking boyfriend, Sasha comes out into the arms of Malik. Malik spoils her with gifts and gets her a job at his real estate office. However, Malik constantly uses his gifts and her past against her to keep her in his grasp. A love struck Sasha falls head over heels for Malik who slowly attempts to alienate her from her close ones and secretly plots against her. Her therapist and unexpected new friends opens her eyes to her history of relationships and gives her advice on how to deal with them and getting her life back.
Bid for Love
Mayor, Paula Wilson, seeks street justice after the murder of her only son to drug-related violence.
Trap Soldiers
A love triangle turns deadly when a savvy hustler finds herself at a crossroads between a drug-dealing boyfriend and a better life.
No Better Love
A pair of twenty-something strangers decide to go through a one year “starter” marriage so they can practice for the real ones they hope to have later in life… only to let love get in the way.
The Starter Marriage
Regina Holloway a Wall Street executive loses her entire life savings in a Ponzi scheme and is forced to move back home with her mom in the hood and find a new way of life.
Recession Proof
VERNON RICHARDSON and IMANI TOWNSEND meet unexpectedly at a cozy Jazz club, unpretentious, and unaware, they're a match made for heaven on a popular internet dating website. They fall in love with the people they really are, but the influence of life's circumstances and false expectations keep them apart. However, their pseudo internet personalities keep them closer than they know. Vernon, an aspiring writer, takes a job at Townsend Publishing, run by Imani, setting up the ultimate serendipitous showdown with destiny...the two Vernons and the two Imanis shall certainly meet. His game of borrowing cars and money to impress the love of his life is soon discovered, leaving Imani heartbroken, so he makes a promise to make it up to her if she will just give him a second chance at a first impression. A bright, modern, refreshing and romantic comedy.
First Impression
A sassy, no nonsense madam runs a "coloreds only" brothel in Dallas,Tx in the late 1950's. While she and her house of tricks service their regular customers, they run into some very peculiar first time customers and their colorful expectations. She is forced to make a tough decision once she is presented with an unexpected request, that ultimately alters her lifestyle.
Paradise House
Four women run a private child support clinic by day but are collectors at night seeking out deadbeat parents and using seduction and force to make them pay up.
Black Angels
Shinette and Tierra have always vowed to ride-or-die for one another. So when opportunity knocks, it's time to do what they do best — get to the bag! It was supposed to go down like all of the others, except this time, they walk away from the scene with a body on their hands. As long as Tierra sticks to the script and doesn't utter a word, there's nothing to worry about. But once fear and desperation seep in, it's not long before she finds herself confiding in her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Duke — breaking her pact and setting off a chain of events that leaves every woman for herself. Their chase to get the bag, just might land them inside of one!