Melody Gilbert is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All the clips in this video are moments from one of the 12 feature-length films she has directed and/or produced in the since 2002 (see list below). Melody's documentaries are noteworthy for featuring a rare intimacy with her subjects as she unearths previously hidden worlds. She works mostly solo and has the ability to get people to reveal their innermost thoughts, whether it’s the family of a child who can’t feel pain (A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN/SXSW), a former Vice President of the United States (FRITZ: THE WALTER MONDALE STORY/PBS), a physically healthy person who wants to become an amputee (WHOLE/Sundance Channel), or Eastern European college students who clean and cook for Americans on vacation (THE SUMMER HELP). Melody is also a cinematographer - she shot more than half of the footage you see in the demo. For more info about Melody, please visit: melodygilbertvideo.com or frozenfeetfilm.com (films only) Demo reel edited by Karyn Ostrem with additional editing assistance from Igor Myakotin. MELODY GILBERT’S FILMOGRAPHY 2002 MARRIED AT THE MALL Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor 2003 WHOLE Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor 2005 A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor 2007 URBAN EXPLORERS: INTO THE DARKNESS (2007)Director/Prod/Cinematographer 2008 FRITZ: THE WALTER MONDALE STORY Director/Producer/Cinematographer 2008 DISCONNECTED Executive Producer 2011 TAMI TUSHIE'S TOYS (Short Documentary) Director 2011 NUMB Executive Producer 2014 AMERICAN HEART Executive Producer 2014 THE STARFISH THROWERS Producer 2015 STEPS IN THE FIRE (Bulgaria/U.S.) Co-Director 2016 WOMEN OUTWARD BOUND (2016) Producer/Writer 2016 THE SUMMER HELP (2016) Director/Producer/Cinematographer