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Directing Work
Melissa Archer is a New York–based director focused on performance-driven storytelling across music video and narrative work. With a background in acting, she brings a strong emphasis on character and emotional realism, often exploring flawed, intimate moments through a visually grounded lens.
UNDONE
Undone
A music video exploring being haunted after a relationship ends, left with too many memories, and nothing to hold. A multi-media piece combining themes of nostalgia, heartbreak, and grief.
Directed by: Melissa Ann Archer
Artist: Saint Richie
Dysphoria
Dysphoria is a music video that explores queer identity and gender expression with inspiration from the likes of the Breakfast club. Using high school as a back drop and queerness as a visual representation of being yourself, this music video explores a non binaries artist's journey into discovering themself.
Directed by: Melissa Ann Archer & Lexi Brown
Artist: Areshi
Filmmaking Reel
A curated selection of directing work, with a focus on performance and visual storytelling.
Freezer Burnt
Freezer Burnt is an original poem that depicts the painful process of moving on from a love gone too soon, and how holding on is really just holding on to pain.
Directed by: Melissa Ann Archer
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Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up is an original short film that follows up 8 months after a one-night stand where a very pregnant Sadie must convince a practical stranger that it would be a good idea for them to raise a child together. Equal parts moving and funny, Sunny Side Up seeks to explore themes around choice, responsibility, and what we owe each other.
Directed by: Lexi Brown
Written by: Melissa Ann Archer
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All American Rejects
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Jake Minch
Demo Me
Demo Me is a podcast produced by Cait Durra and hosted by Nati, which features musical artists and how they started. The podcast features an unreleased demo as the finale, engaging with the artist about what the song is and why they will never release it.
Melissa is the lead camera department for the show, and works along side Cait Durra for the technical and artistic look of the podcast.
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