The Queen Collective – a program developed in partnership with Procter & Gamble, Queen Latifah, and Tribeca Studios – aims to accelerate gender and racial equality behind the camera by opening doors to the next generation of multicultural women directors through mentorship, production support, and distribution opportunities.
Co-director: Gloves Off
Nadine Natour was the associate producer of "RBG," the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-award winning Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures. Nadine shot, field produced and edited the feature-length documentary “American Veteran”, and she co-edited “The Sturgeon Queens.” She is a 2009 graduate of the University of Virginia, a 2012 graduate of the Columbia Journalism School, and a 2012 – 2013 News Associate at NBC.
Co-director: Gloves Off
Ugonna Okpalaoka is an Emmy-nominated television producer. She has directed, field produced, and written interviews and feature stories around the world for nearly a decade. Ugonna was recently awarded the Best Overall Feature of 2019 by the New York Association of Black Journalists. She is a graduate of Ohio University's E.W. Scripps Journalism School.
Director: Tangled Roots
Samantha Knowles is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker. Her most recent film, The Blue Line, is a New York Times Op-Doc and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. She also directed the award-winning film Why Do You Have Black Dolls?. Her recent credits include Dirty Money, Hungry to Learn, and Why We Hate.
Director: Ballet After Dark
B. Monét is a writer/director holding an MFA from New York University. She was named the 2017 Horizon Award Winner (Sundance Film Festival) and won the #NewView Film Competition (Glamour & Girlgaze). Among her accolades, she made history as the first black woman to direct a Cadillac commercial.
Director: If There Is Light
Haley Elizabeth Anderson is a filmmaker, writer, visual artist from Houston, TX with a graduate degree from NYU’s Film Program. Her work has premiered at Sundance Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival and been showcased widely including at New Orleans Film Festival and on Hulu.