What She's Up to
I.E. The Resume
The Creative Studio
Manon founded Fathom House in 2025, a production company and collaborative hub where she combines her passion for film and education.
Experience
Creative
Producer, Writer, Director, DP
RISE Video Series
2025 – Los Angeles, CA | RAND Corporation
An eleven-video series for improved therapy practices for Black people experiencing/affected by HIV/AIDS.
Writer
ANIMUS - Graphic Novel Series
Forthcoming 2026 | Aftershock Comics
Manon developed Animus series with six other writers and co-wrote issue #1.
Shadowing and Assistant to DP & Director Hollis Meminger
Amazon's CROSS Bonus Content
2024 – Los Angeles, CA | Amazon Studios
Shadowing Director and Director of Photography Hollis Meminger on six episodes of the bonus content for the Amazon series, Cross.
Director, DP, Editor
CROSS Bonus Content - Behind the Scenes Video
2024 – Los Angeles, CA | Amazon Studios
Manon was hired to create the BTS video for the Cross Bonus Content shoot.
Producer, Director, DP, Editor
RADIANT CHOICE - Short Film
2023 – New York City, NY
In two realities, one woman has to learn to live with a life-altering decision. Set to Claude Debussy’s beautiful “Clair de Lune”.
Producer, Writer
A VULGAR DISPLAY OF INSOLENCE - Short Film
2021 – Los Angeles, CA
Manon participated in a 48-hour horror short film contest.
Producer, Director, Writer
UNCONTROL - Short Film
2021 – Houston, TX
Deep in the throes of psychosis brought on by neglected OCD, a woman comes to face her inner demon.
Uncontrol is a horror short film that has played at film festivals globally. Watch here.
Writer
BE A GOOD BOY - Feature Film
2019 | Pine Stage Productions
Manon was hired to write a feature film screenplay for Pine Stage Productions.
Work
Speaker: Pitch Decks Lab
Disability Belongs
2020-ongoing – Los Angeles, CA
Manon teaches her pitch decks lab every year at Disability Belongs’ Entertainment Labs, via zoom or in person.
Guest Speaker
Leeds Trinity University
2023 – Leeds, UK
Manon was a guest speaker during Leeds Trinity University’s Media & Journalism week.
Guest Lecturer
Bradford University
2022 & 2023 – Bradford, UK
Manon was a guest lecturer at Bradford University on the subject of independent filmmaking, pitching, and helped grade final student short films at the end of term.
Creator
Manon de Reeper YouTube Channel
2024 – ongoing
Manon runs a YouTube channel analyzing storytelling, symbolism, and creative process in film and music videos, with a focus on genre, visual language, and cultural context.
Vice President
Women of Color Unite
2019-2024 – Los Angeles, CA
Manon was responsible for the non-profit’s everyday operations, networking and pitching the non-profit to industry leaders, fundraising and identifying impactful avenues to pursue.
Program Director, #Startwith8
Women of Color Unite
2020-2022 – Los Angeles, CA
As director and co-founder of the #Startwith8 mentorship program, Manon and her team of volunteers set up nearly 3000 meetings between Women of Color and film & TV professionals.
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Film Inquiry
2014-2020
Founded in 2014, Film Inquiry is an online film magazine, offering in-depth, high quality features and film reviews. As Editor in Chief, Manon was responsible for the magazine’s publishing schedule and managing 20 staff and approximately 200 contributors located all over the world.
Education
Write To Change The World
2025 – The Op-Ed Project
A discovery-based program on persuasive writing that examines authority, knowledge, and impact through guided mentorship and published op-eds. (Received Scholarship)
Clinical Psychology, BSc
2008 – 2012 – Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Global Criminology, MA
2012 – 2013 – Utrecht University, The Netherlands