La Monde Byrd is an actor, writer, director and producer. He began his acting career while studying at Central State University. He went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute. La Monde's first feature length script placed in the top 15% of the Nicholl Fellowships Competition. He has directed and produced films that have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival and others.