B.A. Williams (they/she) is a writer and filmmaker. Originally from Long Beach, CA, they now call New Jersey home, where they live with their wife, Nikki, and child, Morrison. They hold an MFA in Creative Writing from Otis College of Art and Design and an MA in Media Studies from The New School. During their time at The New School, they wrote, filmed, and directed the personal short documentary If I’m Being Honest, which explores themes of generational estrangement, inheritance, and motherhood. The film examines how familial abandonment affects the filmmaker's parenting journey and relationship with their mother. It received a nomination from the National Board of Review and premiered at the 15th annual DOC NYC Festival.

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B.A. is interested in exploring diverse themes in their work, including Black motherhood, queerness, attachment, and spectatorship. Their writing is featured in Rigorous Magazine, Every-Other Broadsides (defunct), The Rumpus, and The New York Times: Parenting.

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B.A.'s long term goals are to write and direct narrative and non-fiction films, start a boutique production agency, and hold creative workshops for young Black queer storytellers.