. The Brooklyn-born director's collaboration with Beyoncé reaches all the way back to 2007, when they worked together to create the visuals for the underrated hit"Green Light" from Bey's sophomore album. The duo continued working together over the next ten years, the meeting of minds resulting in masterpieces such as the music videos for"Pretty Hurts" and"Formation.", Beyoncé has nothing but praise for her friend and work wife.
"As a woman, if you are too opinionated, too strong-willed, too anything, you are disregarded," she said of the director, who also photographed her"Melina is a rarity; she has the sensibility to understand fashion, photography, storytelling, history, and culture and is able to seamlessly incorporate those components into her work," Beyoncé continued.