Meissa Nicolardi

Associate Producer on director Sean Kaminsky's feature documentary about one of our most important but overlooked natural resources- seeds. Primary responsibilities include research and casting, grant writing, outreach and fundraising( managed a successful 40K Kickstarter Campaign). Other duties include AC and audio recording on interviews and shoots.

Part of a team of editors on comedian blogger Katie Halper's documentary about camp Kinderland– a secular Jewish, social-justice oriented summer camp. Worked on fine cut as editor and story consultant, tightening story and cutting several minutes from the rough cut.

This documentary follows a group of Brooklyn students on a raoad trip to the sites of the Civil Rights Movement to learn about the Movement from some of the surviving heroes. Winner: Best Short Documentary 2012 Massachusetts Independent Film Festival Winner: Best Documentary Short 2012 NY Metropolitan Film Festival www.passitonfilm.com

Assistant Editor - log and capture, string outs. Production Assistant- Cast/ produce segment showcasing young women in science and technology. Assist research and casting for all segments, assist on shoots, office management, travel arrangements, maintain production binders.

Cinematographer for this documentary short about the social purpose bakery, Hot Bread Kitchen. Winner: Lifetime Television Every Woman’s Film Competition Screened at 2008 Hampton’s International Film Festival