Look, if you are wondering if and when Janelle Monáe sleeps, you are not alone. The ultimate multi-hyphenate, Monáe is not just a singer, songwriter, actor, artist, and activist, but she is also a businessperson. She owns Wondaland Arts Society, which has both screen (Wondaland Pictures) and music (Wondaland Records) arms. In addition, the company also does branding and activism work. “I’m just looking for those unique stories. There are a lot of other people that I respect and admire, like Issa Rae and Lena Waithe and Jordan Peele, who are who are also pushing forward underrepresented voices,” Monáe told NPR in 2018. “I just hope, and Wondaland hopes, to continue to push culture forward and redefine how we are viewed.”
As of this writing, Wondaland is partnering with A24 to produce a television series based around groundbreaking entertainer and activist Josephine Baker, called “De La Resistance.” The show will focus on Baker’s role as a spy during World War II, and Monáe will both star and produce.
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And Monáe may not even be done adding to her ever-growing list of jobs, as there is at least one more that she has her eye set on. “I think that I’m meant to be a director,” she told LGBTQ+ website them in 2020. “Let me tell you, I watch all my takes when I do film and TV. And I’m really fast. Because I am very objective about my acting. That’s what makes me realize that I think that I’m meant to direct.”
