MsMono is a small company with big ambitions. A writer-led production company, we tell award-winning, original female centred stories.

Our first short film Pretty Bitch won the Van D’or Award for Best Screenplay and was nominated in four other categories: Best Film, Best Actress, Best Drama and Best Director. Our second short film That Girl, Peugeot was made with a 70% female cast and crew and selected for festivals worldwide.

You is the music video we created for Independent Artist Sharlene-Monique (also a member of the Kingdom Choir) which won Best Female Solo, Best Inspirational and Music Video of the Year at the Jump Music Video Awards.

The Ride, is a short film written and directed by Tara Aghdashloo and funded by BFI Network, Canada Council of the Arts and Toronto Arts Council. The film was made with a 70% female cast and crew and had its premiere in March 2023. It is currently on the festival circuit. 

We have also moved into audio and have three audio series written by women, in development working with Hat Trick Podcast, Listen Audio, and Audible UK.

Karla Williams

Founder and Creative Director

Karla Williams is an award-winning writer and executive producer.

Karla Williams has written on season 8 of the Kudos drama Grantchester for ITV and her audio drama Famous, is an Audible Original. She has also written for the podcast series Legacy for Wondery Media.

Her award-winning short film Pretty Bitch has been screened at festivals internationally, including BFI Future Film Festival and London Short Film Festival. She has also written two monologues for the anthology Hear Me Now: Audition Monologues for Actors of Colour, published by Oberon Books.

Karla is one of the executive producers on the short film The Ride, funded by BFI Network, Canada Council of the Arts and Toronto Arts. She is also co-writer and executive producer on an 8-part audio series currently in development with BAFTA-winning Hat Trick Podcast and MsMono.

She is a BAFTA Connect member, was selected for Momentum; the career development programme by We Are Parable supported by Channel 4 and Sony Pictures Television, and the Creative Access career development programme Thrive supported by Banijay.

Karla is represented by Nish Panchal at Curtis Brown

Rebecca Coley

Co-Founder

Rebecca is an award-winning director, working in documentary and narrative film and television. Rebecca’s feature documentary POINT OF CHANGE has picked up numerous awards on the film festival circuit, and will be released in 2024.

Rebecca has made many award-winning short films, including narrative shorts PRETTY BITCH, HARD TO SAY, JACK BLOND, CHANGING POINT and the documentary STEAMERS, which was commissioned by Channel 4 as part of the cult late night 'Shooting Gallery’ platform for new talent and the award-winning short.

Rebecca is currently on the Wonder Women TV scheme 2024, was on the DIRECTORS UK INSPIRE Mentoring Scheme 2023, is a BAFTA Connect member and was selected for the Stowe Story Labs with her next feature film. Rebecca is a Berlinale Talent Lab alumini and is a member of Cinesisters, Primetime and DIRECTORS UK.