''Alluring, magical, unique.''

''An original approach to this impossible love story.''

''The script is compelling and original to no end.''

''Covering terrain much too often neglected in contemporary film.''

Mel is a ScreenCraft 2019 finalist and a Stowe Story Lab Final Draft Fellowship 2020 finalist, two-time WeScreenplay Diverse Voice semifinalist and a BlueCat quarterfinalist. In 2020 her debut feature project was selected for the Brussels Genre Market - Work in Progress Session and she presented her work at the JETS Initiative at Berlinale. She participated in the European Genre Forum 2018 and the Reykjavík Talent Lab 2019. Her short film SHADOW PLAYERS is currently in production. She divides her time between Hamburg and Provence, a member of the European Women's Audiovisual Network and Women In Film and Television.