Queen Latifah is ensuring that women onscreen get the respect they deserve. And the Oscar-nominated actress said the best way to do that is to put women behind the lens.It’s why she’s partnered with Procter & Gamble and Tribeca Studios for the second installment of the Queen Collective, which aims to mentor and support female directors of color, bringing their stories to life.
This year, the two films selected are Samantha Knowles’ short documentary about changing hair discrimination, Tangled Roots, and Nadine Natour and Ugonna Okpalaoka’s short doc Gloves Off, which follows a D.C.
police officer, who also moonlights as a competitive boxer.“We’ve always thought with the intention in mind to make sure we gave people opportunities who would.
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