I want to thank Real Dads Network 12th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance in Harlem sponsoring (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daddy-daughter-dance-tickets-763759213367?aff=oddtdtcreator) my conversation with Award Winning Director/Producer, Photographer, World Traveler, & Amazing Human Being B. Monét.

B. Monét is a distinguished writer and director who obtained her B.A. in English from SpelmanCollege and an MFA in Film and Television with a concentration in writing and directing from NewYork University. She is a native of Maryland and her films are known for their thought-provokingquestions about identity, society, race, and culture. Her commitment to showcasingunderrepresented people in film, media, and television is evident in her works.She’s received several awards, including the runner-up position in the First Time Female FilmmakersContest with Women and Hollywood, the 2017 Horizon Award through Cassian Elwes, ChristineVachon, and Lynette Howell-Taylor at the Sundance Film Festival, and the Adrienne ShellyFoundation grant. She also participated in Film Independent's residency program Project Involve asa directing fellow.B. Monét is one of the winners of the #NewView Film Competition with Glamour and Girlgaze, whichcelebrates the voices of female filmmakers, and one of the filmmakers in the Tisch Other Showcase,which focuses on diverse artists whose voices are underrepresented in the television industry.Notably, B. Monét directed the award-winning short film Q.U.E.E.N., which premiered on MagicJohnson's channel ASPiRE and has been screened at over a dozen festivals, including CannesShort Film Corner.She also directed a branded short film entitled “She’s Revolutionary” on the #MeToo founder TaranaBurke for Levi’s and Girlgaze, and has worked with several high-profile personalities such as ReeseWitherspoon, Janet Jackson, Rosario Dawson, Chika, Rapsody, and Shangela for brands such asCrate and Barrel, Estee Lauder, Uber, OkayAfrica, OkayPlayer, and Hyundai. B. Monét's feature filmscript Q.U.E.E.N. won the 2018 Best Graduate Feature Screenplay, and she is the recipient of theWill & Jada Smith Family Foundation grant at Fusion Film Festival, a finalist in the Women in FilmMini Upfronts Program, and a Sundance Women’s Financing Intensive Project Fellow.In July 2019, she was selected as one of the filmmakers in the New York Stage and FilmFilmmakers' Workshop at Vassar College for Q.U.E.E.N. She was also selected as one of theparticipants in the Artist Academy with the New York Film Festival and Lincoln Center. B. Monét'smost recent accomplishment is being chosen as one of the winners for the Queen Collective inpartnership with Queen Latifah, Tribeca, and P&G. Her short film Ballet After Dark is exclusivelystreaming on BET. Additionally, she is currently reimagining a short film version of A Star Is Born with Warner Brothers for their 100th Anniversary.

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