melanie notinger

Melanie grew up in North Texas, where being a queer Jewish teacher's pet made her very popular. She placed as a Semifinalist in Screencraft's 2024 Virtual Pitch Competition for pilot, CHOKE ARTIST, based on her directorial debut short film in which she starred. Her latest short, DRESS CODE, is featured on NoBudge and Vimeo Staff Channel: LGBTQIA+ Voices. Starring Lauren Lane (THE NANNY), it screened at festivals internationally including NewFest and Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival (Audience Award).

Upon moving to New York, Melanie co-wrote and starred in BROOKLYN NO-NAMES Off-Broadway (Connelly Theater, SheNYC). She's an alum of Joan Scheckel's Filmmaking Series (Action Lab). She has a B.F.A. in Acting from Texas State University, where she also studied playwriting and where her first full-length play, BURNING AND DODGING, was produced. Melanie is working on her next short film.

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