Melanie D'Andrea (they/them)
Director, Producer, Writer
Director and filmmaker Melanie D’Andrea tells stories about those who dare to imagine and dream new possibilities; the outsiders, the revolutionaries, the off-beats and those who are before-their-time. With their poetic and magical realism style, D’Andrea blurs the lines between reality and fantasy in order to viscerally invoke the audience to the power within each of us. Born in Venezuela and raised in South Florida, D’Andrea recently directed for NBC/ Telemundo’s “Vuelve a Mi”, is an NBC Launch Fellow, a Ryan Murphy Half Initiative fellow and a two-time DGA Award recipient for her films “South Arcadia St.” and “Stand.” They are currently directing a feature documentary and is the executive producer of “The Disruptors,” a showcase of T.V. writers of color who identify as trans/nonbinary, disabled, or undocumented/formerly undocumented migrants.
