monika watkins

Hi! I am a documentary filmmaker, photographer and speaker with over 16 years experience in TV/film. I recently directed a documentary on Harriet Tubman's Living Legacy for the National Parks at the Underground Railroad National Historic Site.

My current projects include a short animated documentary titled, DABNEY, based on the coming-of-age story of Tuskegee Airman and civil rights activist Dabney N. Montgomery. Dabney was born in Selma, Alabama and this short is about his sacred journey to obey his conscience.

I’m also directing and producing a docuseries called, Wisdom Traditions. Inspired by the legacy of Eyes on the Prize in this series I travel to sacred sites across the country to speak with Elders, artists, and historians about the wisdom they carry and how those teachings might inform us on a better way forward.

For business, contact me at: Monika@MonikaWatkins.com or Monika@74FILMS.com

"As a documentarian, I happily place my fate and faith in reality. After all, the knowledge of the real world is exactly what we need to better understand and therefore possibly to love one another. It's my way of making the world a better place."                                                                                                                        Albert Maysles 

Film and TV Work:

• IMDb

• DABNEY - animation

• Love, Mo - docuseries

• In the Shadow of Hollywood - doc

• Flying for Freedom - doc

• Resurrecting Moton Field - doc

• The Real Great Debaters - doc

• A Defining Moment - doc