DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

Melody is an award-winning director, producer, cinematographer and editor who has directed 12 feature-length documentaries that have screened at prestigious film festivals and been distributed internationally. The films she directs are noteworthy for featuring a rare intimacy with her subjects as she unearths previously hidden worlds. She works mostly solo as a one-woman crew and has the ability to get people to reveal their innermost thoughts, whether it’s the family of a girl who can't feel pain (A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN/Sundance Channel & Oprah), a former Vice President of the United States (FRITZ: THE WALTER MONDALE STORY/ PBS), or people who have full-fledged relationships with synthetic companions (SILICONE SOUL/ STARZ). Two films that she produced recently received national recognition: a national Emmy nomination for BENEATH THE INK (2019) and an Alfred I. duPont Award for LOVE THEM FIRST (2020). The Documentary Channel once called Melody “one of the most fearless filmmakers in contemporary documentary cinema.”

To see trailers of all her films, go to: www.frozenfeetfilm.com | IMDB

PRODUCER/EDITOR

Igor Myakotin is an Emmy-nominated BAFTA-winning filmmaker who produced feature-length documentary Welcome to Chechnya (Sundance ‘20, Berlinale ‘20). He believes that cinema is not a way to escape reality but a way to embrace it with all its peculiarities, its darkness and depth. Currently, Igor is producing Queendom (CPH:FORUM, Big Sky Pitch) directed by Agniia Galdanova and Gabby Grows Up: A Life Without Pain (Gotham Week) directed by Melody Gilbert. Most recently, Igor worked on a short documentary called Race to Save the World. Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, the film tells the story of the worldwide cooperation involved in the race to make the vaccine. It was simulcast primetime across the major networks as part of Global Citizen’s VAX LIVE concert. Previously, Igor directed two award-winning shorts, has been awarded a Davis Peace and Diplomacy grant at the International House in NY and worked on several films with Melody Gilbert. Igor is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and an alumnus of NextDoc.

CINEMATOGRAPHER

From pre-production and storyboarding to filming, editing and post-production, I care for your story every step of the way. My work includes an original series for Reese Witherspoon’s new media company, Hello Sunshine, and content for nationally recognized brands and nonprofit organizations. My projects have premiered at film festivals around the world, including the Toronto Film Festival, and I’m a recipient of the 2019 Artist Initiative Grant by the Minnesota State Arts Board.

SOUND MIX

For well over a decade Jesse has been dedicated to a career in sound production for video. He composes original music compositions, creates realistic sound design for film, and delivers your mix to your final specifications within your deadlines and budget. In his own words: As a sound engineer, I have been trained to critically listen. This set of skills has changed the way I experience each day. As a result I pay closer attention to my everyday surroundings. Whether it be a voice, a musical tone, or a natural environment, the experience of sound is universal. As I discover more about the world by listening, I am able to reflect on my own life. I wouldn’t see the world in the way I do today without sound. Find Jesse's work here: www.jessemarksmusic.com

ANIMATOR

Beth is a video maker and teacher who works in both documentary and animation. Her films have played at film festivals both locally and nationally. She co-owns Green Jeans Media, a small production company which uses documentary storytelling and animation to showcase the work of nonprofits

SAND ANIMATOR

DANCER

Genevieve Waterbury is a performing artist living in the Twin Cities. Originally from Colorado, she spent her childhood between the mountains and the studios at Boulder Ballet before studying dance at Colorado State University. Genevieve then joined Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas where she had the opportunity to collaborate annually with Cirque du Soleil in addition to performing classical and contemporary repertory. These years at NBT sparked an interest in dance theater, prompting her move to New York City. In New York, Genevieve worked across many genres including a Butoh residency at Kaatsbaan with Joan Laage, a lead dancing role in the original cast of RED, a New Musical by Lawrence Dandridge, dancing and modeling in New York Fashion Week for JAHNKOYxPUMA, and several seasons as a company member with nathantrice/RITUALS. In Minnesota, Genevieve has had the opportunity to perform with Honeyworks, Jagged Moves, Hatch Dance, Ballet Co.Laboratory and Sod House Theater, as well as several opportunities to present her choreography, including a recent premiere at the Cowles Center with Ballet Co.Laboratory.

ANIMATION TIMELAPSE

I am a senior at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. I’m majoring in communications and minoring in creative writing. For “Judy’s Thoughts” I produced a timelapse drawing/animation to show, now impossible, dreams coming true. I have my own short film titled “Anything For You” that I animated, wrote, and directed as part of Melody Gilbert’s Documentary class at NSU.

Over time I’ve tried just about all possible mediums, in what I thought were the only ways to make art, now I strive for storytelling and inspiring others to create too. After I get my degree, I plan to be a storyboard artist.