1 hour
African American Art & Culture Complex
Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm (PST)
African American Art & Culture Complex
762 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States
Black Film as Protest: B. Monét
Join us for the return of the Black Film as Protest screening series! We're launching a new season focused on radical filmmakers from the global diaspora, starting with a special evening featuring B. Monét.
Screening: Ballet After Dark
AAACC (African American Art & Culture Complex)
Friday, January 16, 2026
6P (Doors open)
Free Community Screening
Filmmaker in person.
Ballet After Dark (17 mins)
B. Monet | Director
Ballet After Dark tells the story of a young woman who found the strength to survive after an attack. She created an organization that helps sexual abuse and domestic violence survivors find healing after trauma through dance therapy.
About Filmmaker
B. Monét is a distinguished writer and director who obtained her B.A. in English from Spelman College and an MFA in Film and Television with a concentration in writing and directing from New York University. In 2019, she became the first African American woman to direct and star in a Cadillac commercial. Additionally, she directed a branded short film, "She’s Revolutionary,” on the #MeToo founder Tarana Burke for Levi’s and Girlgaze. Differently, Monét was chosen as one of the winners of the Queen Collective in partnership with Queen Latifah, Tribeca, and P&G. Her short film, Ballet After Dark, is exclusively streaming on BET. Her first feature documentary, Black Girls, celebrates Black women and girlhood, featuring voices like Allyson Felix, Marley Dias, and Alex Elle, exclusively streaming on Comcast’s Black Experience on Xfinity channel, Peacock, on X1, Xumo, and Flex. Most recently, she had the opportunity to be one of the filmmakers involved in The Next Generation Narratives at Warner Brothers, where she reimagined A Star Is Born for modern audiences, exclusively streaming on MAX, allowing a new generation to connect with its timeless themes.
https://www.b-monet.com/about
About the BlackMaria Microcinema
The BlackMaria is a 40-seat brick-and-mortar space in San Francisco dedicated to cinema as study, discourse, and disruption. At its core is a cinema lens framework rooted in decolonization and abstract thinking, utilizing RDA (Rooted in Decolonization and Abstract Thinking).
Venue Details:
Buriel Clay Theater
The African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC)
762 Fulton St
San Francisco
Details:
Location
African American Art & Culture Complex
762 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
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