Master is a 2022 American psychological black horror thriller film written and directed by Mariama Diallo in her directorial debut.

Jasmine initially makes friends with Amelia's clique of wealthy, white students, although they ask her to clean up spilled drinks and don't pay her back for a pizza she orders.

Jasmine starts having nightmares in which she is attacked by a presence and believes that her English professor, Liv Beckman, is purposely giving her bad grades.

When confronted at a faculty party, Liv denies these claims and tells Gail that she was actually the daughter of a Black man, leaving it to the audience to decide what is the truth.

In November 2019, it was announced Regina Hall had joined the cast of the film with Mariama Diallo directing from a screenplay she wrote, with Amazon Studios distributing.

[12] Richard Brody of The New Yorker wrote that the film was "a passionate and melancholy fantasy that employs supernatural elements for a bracingly realistic view of college life and American institutions.

"[14] Ben Travis of Empire magazine gave the film 4/5 stars, writing: "Well-performed, especially by Regina Hall, and directed with real flair and intention by Mariama Diallo, Master transcends its two-dimensional opening to become a complex, character-driven horror with much on its mind.

"[15] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 3/5 stars, describing it as "a pointed and intensely pessimistic horror-satire on racism and identity politics on the American campus", and added: "It could be that its material isn't fully absorbed into the screenplay, but there is real claustrophobia and unease in each insidious microaggression.

"[16] Writing for Prime Movies, Albert Nowicki praised the film for being "nihilistic but real" and added: "Its message makes sense, the conclusions are accurate, its horror will turn out to be very personal and comprehensible for many.

"[18] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave the film 2/4 stars, writing: "Although Diallo makes some trenchant observations about diversity-equity-inclusion initiatives and cultural appropriation, she jams too many plot beats, characters and polemical points into the narrative for all of them to pay off satisfactorily.