Mel is a creative producer from South Florida. Her films have been screened at film festivals across the world including Sundance, Rotterdam, Tribeca, True/False, and featured at the Museum of Modern Art, the Fondazione Prada, and the Smithsonian. Online, her films have appeared on The New York Times (as four Op-Docs), The Atlantic, Vimeo (as six Staff Picks), NoBudge, and Short of the Week.
Some Kind of Heaven (Producer)
Behind the gates of a palm-tree-lined fantasyland, three residents and one interloper at America’s largest retirement community struggle to find happiness. Available on Hulu now.
Happiest Guy in the World (Producer)
What kind of person takes a cruise not for a week or a month — but for the rest of his life? (Tribeca Film Festival selection and New York Times OpDoc.)
The Paradise Next Door (Producer)
"They try and make you believe that everything here is perfect." A new Op-Doc by Lance Oppenheim explores The Villages, one of the largest retirement communities in the world. Read the story here: nyti.ms/3aMwUjn
No Jail Time: The Movie (Producer)
To beg for leniency, defense attorneys are producing tear-jerking documentaries for an audience of one: the judge. (New York Times OpDoc)
Long Term Parking (Producer)
An airport parking lot in Los Angeles has become an improvised village of airline workers. (New York Times OpDoc)