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NOTABLE
Projects

Some highlights of my Producing & Directing work 

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Feature documentary about the shocking story of a young woman and her psychiatrist who helped ignite the global Satanic Panic with their bestselling memoir Michelle Remembers. Premiere SXSW 2023 Documentary Spotlight.

Directors: Sean Horlor & Steve J. Adams 

Producers: Melissa James & Michael Grand

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Short documentary about the rise of political witchcraft during the Trump administration. Premiered at the Salem Horror Fest 2023.

Directors: Melissa James & Sarah Sharkey Pearce 

Producers: Melissa James & Sarah Sharkey Pearce 

Cinematographer: Zebediah Smith

Editor: Sophy Romvari 

LETTER FROM MASANJIA (2018)

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Feature documentary about an SOS note from a chinese labour camp prisoner that was found in a box of Halloween decorations at a K-Mart in Oregon. Qualified for the Academy Awards, Nominated for Best Documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards,

Director/Producer: Leon Lee

Co-Producer: Melissa James

NO FUN CITY (2011)

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Feature documentary about gentrification, DIY culture, loud music, illegal venues and the war on fun. Featuring DOA, Subhumans, Skinny Puppy, 3 Inches of Blood, Japandroids and more. Won Best Documentary at the Victoria Film Festival, broadcast on Superchannel.

Directors: Melissa James & Kate Kroll

Producers: Melissa James & Kate Kroll

Writer: Melissa James

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