B. Monét is an award-winning writer, director, and multidisciplinary storyteller whose work moves fluidly between film, documentary, branded content, and visual art, exploring the emotional landscapes of identity, memory, Blackness, intimacy, disability, and human connection. A native of Maryland, she received her B.A. in English from Spelman College and earned her MFA in Writing and Directing for Film and Television from New York University, where she recently taught graduate students filmmaking and vertical storytelling.

Her work is known for blending cinematic lyricism with emotional honesty, often centering voices and communities historically pushed to the margins while embracing experimentation, music, movement, softness, sensuality, and cultural memory. Whether directing documentaries, narrative films, or commercial campaigns, B. Monét’s visual language lives at the intersection of tenderness and rebellion.

She is a recipient of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation grant, the Horizon Award presented through the Sundance Film Festival by Cassian Elwes, Christine Vachon, and Lynette Howell Taylor, and was selected as a directing fellow for Film Independent’s prestigious Project Involve program. Her work has also been supported by initiatives including Queen Collective, Sundance Women’s Financing Intensive, Glamour x Girlgaze’s #NewView Film Competition, and the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation.

B. Monét directed the award-winning short film Q.U.E.E.N., which screened internationally, including at the Cannes Short Film Corner, and the acclaimed short documentary Ballet After Dark, released through BET. Her first feature documentary, Black Girls, a celebration of Black girlhood and womanhood featuring voices such as Allyson Felix, Marley Dias, and Alex Elle, streams on Peacock and Comcast’s Black Experience platform.

Her commercial and branded work has included collaborations with artists and cultural figures such as Reese Witherspoon, Tarana Burke, Janet Jackson, Rosario Dawson, Snoop Dogg, Chika, and Rapsody for brands including Levi’s, Estée Lauder, Cadillac, Hyundai, Crate and Barrel, and Uber. In 2019, she became the first African American woman to direct and star in a Cadillac commercial.

Most recently, B. Monét was selected as one of the filmmakers for Warner Bros.’ Next Generation Narratives program, where she reimagined A Star Is Born for contemporary audiences, streaming on MAX. Her latest project, Divas With Disabilities, supported by Fujifilm, continues her commitment to visually rich storytelling rooted in humanity, liberation, and radical visibility.