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MELISA D. MONTS

Producer, Director, Writer

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ABOUT

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MELISA D. MONTS is a director, producer, screenwriter based in Los Angeles, from Northwest Arkansas.

Through her Diamond MPrint Productions company, Monts produces several highly successful podcasts including: DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED with Candice King and Kayla Ewell, DON’T BLAME ME with Meghan Rienks, NOT TOO DEEP with Grace Helbig, PANTS with Kate Moenning and Leisha Hailey, and THE SALON with LaLa Milan.

Additionally, she 's directed over 35 Audiobooks for Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins. CALL US WHAT WE CARRY by Amanda Gorman was nominated for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. She also direct two audiobooks that were 2022 Audie Award Finalists: Multi-Voiced Performance for FOUR HUNDRED SOULS and Faith-Based Fiction or Non-Fiction CRAZY FAITH.

She produced four seasons of the Streamy Award Winning scripted comedy series, MR. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT for Verizon’s Go90 and also produced THE ___ VARIETY HAPPY HOUR, a comic show to benefit March For Our Lives: Road For Change with actress/director Natalie Morales.

As a screenwriter, her accolades include: Semifinalist - We Screenplay Diverse Voices Spring 2021, Quarterfinalist - We Screenplay Diverse Voices Fall 2021, Semifinalist - Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards Season 6, Quarterfinalist - The Film Empire Diversity Mentorship 2021, Semifinalist - Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2021 Spring Edition.

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VISIT COMPANY PAGE

Diamond MPrint Productions is multimedia production company specializing in Podcasts, Screenwriting, Audiobooks, and Digital Content.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

SCRIPTED

  • You & I, You & Me - Feature Film, Producer

  • Mr. Student Body President - Series, Producer, 4 Seasons

  • Farrina - Podcast,  Director

SCREENPLAYS

  • Complications of the Heart by Melisa D. Monts (Pilot)

  • Fortuitous Heights by Melisa D. Monts (Pilot)

  • Fuckboy by Melisa D. Monts and Shereen Lani Younes (Feature)

  • Legacy Hero by Melisa D. Monts (Pilot)

  • To Secrets by Melisa D. Monts and Shereen Lani Younes (Feature)

    • Scriptation Showcase - Semifinalist

    • Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards - Semifinalist

    • The Film Empire Diversity Mentorship - Quarterfinalist

    • Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition - Semifinalist

    • Diverse Voices - Quarterfinalist

    • New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition - Quarterfinalist

AUDIOBOOK DIRECTOR

  • A House Between Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm

  • A Wolf For A Spell by Karah Sutton

  • All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep by Andre Henry

  • Anxiety Relief For Teens by Regine Galanti, PhD

  • Azar on Fire by Olivia Abtahi

  • Black Futures by Jenna Wortham, Kimberly Drew

  • Black Love Matters by Jessica P. Pryde

  • Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

  • Change Sings by Amanda Gorman

  • Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff

  • Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain

  • Generation Misfits by Akemi Dawn Bowman

  • Historically Black Phrases by  Jarrett Hill & Tre'vell Anderson

  • House Party by Justin A. Reynolds

  • How She Did It by Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery

  • If You Read This by Kereen Getten

  • Immune by Philipp Dettmer

  • Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist

  • Most Perfect You by Jazmyn Simone

  • Never Coming Home by Kate M. Williams

  • On Impeachment  The Presidency of Trial by Corey Brettschneider

  • Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race by Jessica Ralli, Megan Madison

  • Poukahangatus by Tayi Tibble

  • Queer Conception by Liam Kali

  • Shine Bright by Danyel Smith

  • She Persisted: Harriet Tubman by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Chelsea Clinton

  • The Black Yearbook by Adraint Khadafhi Bereal

  • The Furrows by Namwali Serpell

  • The Grandmother Plot by Caroline B. Cooney

  • The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye

  • The Richer, The Poorer by Dorothy West

  • The Unfolding by Arielle Estoria

  • This Is How We Fly by Anna Meriano

  • Wildflower by Aurora James

  • Who Is David Beckham? by Ellen Labrecque

  • Who Is Shaquille O'Neil by Ellen Labrecque

  • Who Was Ida B. Wells? by Sarah Fabiney

  • You Are More Than Magic by Minda Harts

  • You're Not Special by Meghan Rienks

INDEPENDENT PODCASTS

  • A Superbloom Podcast with Candice King - Producer

  • Amateur Hour with Denise Kim - Producer

  • Bad With Money with Gabe Dunn - Producer

  • Behind The Wheels with DJ R-Tistic and EB - Producer

  • Black Men Can't Jump in Hollywood - Producer

  • But Am I Wrong? - Producer/Co-Host

  • Directionally Challenged with Candice King and Kayla Ewell - Producer

  • Don't Blame Me with Meghan Rienks - Producer/Co-Host

  • Emotional Support Lady Podcast with Allison Raskin - Producer

  • Just Between Us with Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin - Producer

  • Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig - Producer

  • Overshare with Joslyn Davis and Lily Marston - Producer

  • Pants with Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey - Producer

FOREVER DOG PRODUCTIONS

  • LGBTQ Nation - Executive Producer

  • QUEERTY - Executive Producer

STITCHER - MORE SAUCE NETWORK

  • The Salon with LaLa Milan - Producer

  • Porsha4Real with Porsha Williams - Associate Producer

  • Under Construction with Tamar Braxton - Associate Producer

  • Imani State of Mind with Dr. Imani Walker - Associate Producer

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CONTACT

Manager - Morgan at Paraluman Media

info@paralumanmedia.com

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