Melanie Kardos
Directing
Biography
Mel Kardos is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. Currently, she is a writers' PA for NCIS: Origins Season 2. Previously she was the writers' PA for the Netflix Limited Series "I Will Find You." Ever since her first on-set experience at 7, Mel has had a love for filmmaking. She has found a passion for directing emotional character-driven dramas. Mel graduated from Ithaca College summa cum laude, where she studied Cinema Production and Integrated Marketing Communications. She has worked as a Production Assistant on season 4 of the Netflix show "Sweet Magnolias," and for NBCUniversal's "Access Hollywood." In her free time, Mel enjoys visiting national parks and reading a good book. She also loves to travel and bake goods for friends and family!
Known For
Lifelong friends Maddie, Helen and Dana Sue lift each other up as they juggle relationships, family and careers in the small Southern town of Serenity.
Sweet Magnolias
After a breakup, a young man and his friend reflect on a recent relationship gone sour between him and his boyfriend. Through memories, they look at the relationship's highs and lows, and the possibility of a future. They question love as a whole and whether falling in love is worth the possibility of getting hurt in the end.
Énouement
Using a time-travelling pocket watch, Daniel obsessively attempts to transform the worst date ever into the perfect date, but things get out of hand.
Gum
What happens when the past you're running away from is the one thing you can't say out loud?