
About Her Films was created to give voice to, and tell authentic stories about, women and their experiences.
Residing in the Bay Area, Melinda James has recently discovered the fascinating and intricate world of film. Her works have been screened at Frameline, QWOCFF, Olivia, and M.I.T. Outside of filmmaking she also enjoys directing/shooting music videos and has directed for Quadron, Robin Hannibal, Mara Hruby, Cadillac and more. She is currently attending UC Santa Cruz’s Social Documentation Master’s program to complete her first documentary film around black farmers and food justice in the Bay Area.
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Happy New Year, everyone. I know I’m a bit late, but it’s still January and I haven’t wished one to you all this entire time. I have set some ambitious goals for myself for 2012 and I hope to accomplish them all… and then some! I currently have some projects in line for Robin Hannibal, SiairaShawn, and Eric Lau, so definitely keep an eye out. The music videos for Siaira and Eric are especially special to me as these are going to be their first music video releases! Also, I am working on a live performance of Jose James at The New Parish and that should be out soon.
I know I haven’t been releasing as many pieces lately, but as you all may know by now, grad school has been keeping me very busy. As it gets closer to the graduation date (June ’12!), my presence will be more and more scarce, but I hope to still be able to put things out in the minimal free time that I have.
Thanks for staying with me and watching me grow over these past couple of years. It’s a great pleasure to read and see people’s reaction to my work. Thank you for your continued support and I hope to be able to share more of my videos with you as I continue to grow and develop.
Here’s a short piece I put together of a recent trip to Monterey of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I didn’t make it to the seahorse exhibit, but I hope the jellyfish are enough to hold you over!