MELISSA JAMES
SIGIL FILMS • PRODUCER • DIRECTOR • ARCHIVAL
NOTABLE
Projects
Some highlights of my Producing & Directing work
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
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)
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)
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