Queen Muhammad Ali (Queen Melé Le'iato Tuiasosopo Muhammad Ali) is an award winning film Director, Television Producer, and Visual Anthropologist. Queen's Great Grandfather and later her Great uncle both served the people of American Samoa as Paramount Chiefs (Kings). In continuing the tradition of serving the Island, Ali is an advocate for revitalizing the knowledge of indigenous foods and ancient Samoan pharmacopeia to combat diabetes and obesity.
Ali's film #Bars4Justice starring Common and Talib Kweli, screened twice at the prestigious Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Glasgow Scotland, Beijing China, and Tiapapata Art center in Apia, Samoa. Recognized internationally for her research on the negative images and stereotypes of original people, she has been requested to lend her expertise to universities and organizations across the globe.
Honoree
2021 YBCA (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) 100 list
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Queen checking the audio levels while Che Rhymefest Smith freestyles to the community in La Boquilla
Queen checks the monitor with 1st AC Aiden Chaperone
Directing MTV Video Music Award Winner Christian Parrish Takes the Gun, known professionally as Supaman in Arizona.
Queen conducting interviews with local artists in Bogotá for the United Nations-funded short film "WaronUS," which was filmed entirely in the South American country of Colombia.