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Melissa Ulto is a multidisciplinary artist who utilizes modern and traditional mediums to create her works. Melissa currently resides in New York, working professionally as a photographer, filmmaker, designer, VJ and artist. She has performed as a guest video artist at the MoMA and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and continues to show her work internationally. She is a published writer, poet and photographer. As a filmmaker, Melissa produces, writes, shoots and edits documentaries and experimental films. She started her career in music videos and working for MTV in production management. Melissa expanded her documentary skills at Columbia University’s Center for New Media Teaching and Learning. As Senior Digital Video Specialist, her team was a one-stop shop, creating short and long form documentary pieces for online learning environments. In 2005, Melissa edited the film “The Art of Love & Struggle”. As a director of photography, Melissa shot the first part of an HD documentary, “Art & Apathy”, on location in Israel. In 2006, Melissa edited “Death Before Dishonor” (Vivendi/Ruff Nation), a documentary exploring the anti-snitching movement, and just finished the edit of “The Mighty Humble Blueberry”, a documentary about Elizabeth White and blueberry cultivation. Melissa is also an educator, having taught seminars on democratizing media, critical thinking, social activism, vodcasting and post production processes. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience with aspiring filmmakers, especially on the high school and college level.