Melissa James is an indie documentary filmmaker whose aim is to make informative and cutting edge films. A recent graduate from the video production program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), she has already made an impression with her debut film Shake, Rattle & Roll, a short expose on Rockabilly subculture in Canada. A former music publicist and marketing agent, she has lived in London, Montreal, and Toronto. She also lived in NYC, where she worked in various music venues and helped to create the first ever Arlene Grocery Picture Show, one of the biggest film festivals in the Lower East Side. She is currently based out of Vancouver, Canada; where she works as a video editor at Oh Boy! Productions as well as produces and directs, shoots and edits for Reverse Panda.