Film
Melissa has experience with directing, producing, acting, screenwriting and more.
Networking Lunch
“Networking Lunch” is a short comedic film about a woman who agrees to meet up with her ex for lunch. It stars Kimberly Michelle Vaughn (She The People, Second City’s 107th Mainstage Revue) and David Pasquesi (VEEP, Angels & Demons, The Book of Boba Fett).
It has been screened at more than a dozen film festivals all over the world, was a Best Actress Award Finalist at the Austin Comedy Short Film Festival, a finalist in the Best Shorts Fest and the winner of the Best Comedy Award at the Oregon Short Film Festival and the Madcap Comedy Short Film Festival.
You can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/ohheymeliss
Melissa wrote, directed and produced her award-winning short Film, “Networking Lunch.”
“Networking Lunch” is now released publicly online
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To the left is a photo from the Oregon Short Film Festival’s socially distanced drive-through screening in Winter 2021.
Check out the film here or watch it below.
Melissa graduated from the Harold Ramis Film School (HRFS) at Second City Chicago in August 2018. Melissa completed the yearlong intensive course and graduated with an extensive knowledge of the directing and producing process for comedic filmmakers. She was also one of the first recipients of the annual Harold Ramis Film School Screenwriting Fellowship.
On set of a student film at Second City, Chicago
Melissa’s screenplay earned some distinction in a Comedy Writing Contest
Melissa’s RomCom feature, “50,“ was a semi-finalist in the 5th annual Stage32 Comedy Writing Contest in 2020.
A behind the scenes shot from the set of “Networking Lunch“
Check out some more of Melissa’s work below:
“Patty Poop“ is a sketch Melissa wrote and performed in. It was edited by Lance Turnbull.
“7:80“ is a sketch Melissa wrote and performed in. It was commissioned by the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2020 for their “Fringe Roulette“ Online comedy event.
“Awkward Anonymous“ is a sketch Melissa wrote, performed in, edited and directed.
“Improv Mom” is another sketch written by Melissa and featuring her.
Check out photos and stills from Melissa’s filmmaking career below:
