After making her mark on film journalism as founder and Editor-in-Chief of online film magazine Film Inquiry, Manon de Reeper moved into the filmmaking space as a horror writer/director/producer.
Her directorial debut, psychological horror short film UNCONTROL, was shot during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of 2021, the film was accepted into the largest film festival of the Caribbean, the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, into Austin After Dark, and other festivals. It will soon be available to stream on KweliTV.
She is a co-author of the forthcoming ANIMUS graphic novel series, headed by Star Trek: Discovery and Locke & Key showrunner Aron Eli Coleite, to be published by Aftershock Comics.
Her first feature film directorial debut, DETAIN ME, is forthcoming – with excitement attachments that are yet to be announced.
Manon is Vice President of Hollywood non-profit production company and social action organization Women of Color Unite, and is the co-founder of its revolutionary mentorship program #Startwith8.
Manon was born and raised in The Netherlands and is Afro-European (of creole Surinamese descent), and has been a lifelong nomad – she has lived on three continents and her home base is a sailboat. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Global Criminology from Utrecht University.
Press & Appearances
- Women In Horror: An Interview With Manon De Reeper (Killer Shorts)
- AfterShock Comics Teams with Women of Color Unite for Graphic Novel ANIMUS (Screenrant)
- #StartWith8Hollywood Program Offers New Hope for Women of Color in Hollywood (The Hollywood Reporter)
- #Startwith8Hollywood with Manon de Reeper (The Paper Street Podcast)
- Build Your Network and Boost Your Career Panel (WeAre UKFilm)
- Entertainment Lab Panels Teach the Art of Pitching (RespectAbility)
- Pitch Decks and Selling Your Story with Manon de Reeper (RespectAbility)