Both THE HERD and TRUST will be screening at the Cube Microplex on Wed 8th May in Bristol as part of a Radical Horror Cinema night.
Featured in SHAPED BY THE BOARD DIY vegan skate punk zine talking about making THE HERD, genre films and the industry.
Bristol 24/7 coverage on WOMEN MAKE HORROR night at The Watershed.
https://www.bristol247.com/culture/film/women-make-horror-comes-to-the-watershed/
Melanie's work is included in the new Cinesisters showreel. The Cinesisters is a UK-based group of Female identifying and non-binary Film and TV directors.
Back and bigger than ever is Melanie's fundraising night for Womankind - Bristol Women's Therapy Centre.
WOMEN MAKE HORROR at the WATERSHED Bristol - Oct 18th, 8:30 pm. Short horror films directed by Women!
Supported by The Watershed, Bristol and Abertoir Horror Festival.
Tickets from Watershed Box Office here - https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/12216/women-make-horror/
Coming Soon - A Little Insight into Melanie becoming Vegan and her journey to being Straight Edge - XVX Zine - https://linktr.ee/xvxzine
Melanie is now a member of BAFTA Connect which is a new UK-wide and North America tier of membership forming part of BAFTA’s ongoing mission to strengthen support for future creative leaders in the film, games and television industries.
The first bit of press in regards to SWITCH the feature film written by Melanie who has been working alongside PINBALL FILMS producer Keith Bell ( The Descent, Dog Soldiers and Harry Brown ) Melanie will be in Cannes with the company and her script next week.
Screen Daily - https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-yellow-affair-boards-pinball-films-black-metal-horror-nothing-holy-exclusive/5181816.article
THE HERD is now available to watch in Japan with exclusive Japanese subtitles on the beautiful platform SAMANSA - https://samansa.com/login
Melanie was recently interviewed by the talented Camille DeAngelis the story creator behind the multi-award-winning film BONES AND ALL for her NO BONES AND ALL series about film, veganism and life in general.
Check out the interviews here - https://www.youtube.com/@CometPartyTV
Britflicks Podcast Stuart Wright talks to Melanie about one of her favourite genres of horror movies, the serial killer - listen to her talk about her top 5! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Z4kSfYOW7KGPSFpQOuq2H?si=i2XKdsuZRnqJ_AjQyjlWfw
ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Melanie will be introducing the screening of the original classic horror that is @johncarpenterofficial and Debra Hills HALLOWEEN at the @fwfilmfestival next week! The festival runs from Fri 28th - Sun 30th. HALLOWEEN 🎃 is at 5pm Sat 29th. You can get tickets through the festivals IG website link. Come and nerd out to some of the best horror classics for Halloween in Bristol! #imax #Halloween #bristol #genrefilmsrule #horrorfilm #horrornerd #filmfan #micaelmyers #debrahill #johncarpenter #lovehorror
TRUST has won BEST SHORT FILM at the Boundless online Film Festival!
TRUST is screening at the Cinema Under The Arches - THE SHORT LIST VOL.2: NIGHTMARE ON ARCHES LANE .
Monday, Nov 14th - get ur tickets from here - https://www.thecinemainthearches.com/film/The-Short-List
Melanie is now part of the Cinesisters collective which is an award-winning collective of female-identifying film and TV directors based out of the UK. - https://www.cinesisters.com
Melanie has been shortlisted as a director for a Centre Frame network hosted at BAFTA London to win £10,000 to make a short film. She was chosen from over 100 directors to be in a list of 35 to make a 5 minute short film. https://centerframe.com
TRUST the short film directed by Melanie screens in Florida next week between 10-14th March 2022 at the Through Woman's Eye's film festival. The film is in an official competition.
TWE showcases women filmmakers & directors. The films address global issues and highlight the challenges women face. UN Women works on the premise that it is the fundamental right of every woman to live a life free from discrimination and violence, and that gender equality is essential to achieving development and to building just societies.
A fantastic piece here written by Johnny Walker talking about THE HERD and Melanie as an activist film-maker. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PVBVCS7ND3PKT6TMVMYA/full?target=10.1080%2F17400309.2022.2036523&fbclid=IwAR3OdyLyZsWgZI0kD8YA8HwGbhz6T98M6-6b3E3oqT2pv9DjjCPDvX3xyjs
Really pleased that our short film TRUST is screening at the Watershed Bristol on January 29th, so good to have a film screened in Bristol's highly regarded independent cinema.
Get tickets from here > https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/11100/bristolsouth-west-new-short-films/
Starting off January sharing some knowledge on filmmaking with some other activist filmmakers.
Viddsee was one of the first online platforms to pick up The Herd way back when and has been a constant wonderful support ever since. Helping the film reach far and wide in Asian territories. So I am super honored to be part of the 'Storytelling for Good' Bootcamp. Talking about art for change is so close to me and why I make films.
Head over to - https://www.viddsee.com/c/storyteller-boot-camp and check out their other programs and boot camp events.
A 3-Day ONLINE Storyteller Boot Camp from 17 - 19 Jan 2022.