Procter & Gamble Co. is moving its The Queen Collective series of short films from Hulu to BET on June 13 with premieres of two new films joining two prior ones that came out last year.
The Queen Collective launched in 2018 in partnership with Queen Latifah and Tribeca Studios, to accelerate gender and racial equality behind the camera through mentoring, production support and distribution opportunities for multicultural female directors.
The new films include “Tangled Roots,” directed by Samantha Knowles and sponsored by P&G’s My Black Is Beautiful, which follows female activists, lawmakers and mothers fighting against hair discrimination, focusing on Kentucky Rep. Attica Scott pressing for state legislation.
Another film “Gloves Off,” sponsored by Olay and co-directed by Nadine Natour and Ugonna Okpalaoka, follows African-American police officer Tiara Brown, who moonlights as a boxer.