Melarissa Sjarief

Melarissa Sjarief is an Indonesian writer and aspiring director who pursued her masters in Screenwriting at New York Film Academy Los Angeles as a Fulbright scholar She believes directing is her vehicle to creatively contribute to opening conversations of important issues such as sexual assaults and women empowerment for a more inclusive society Previously Mela worked as a writer at a TV station online media and a production company in Indonesia She is now a freelance writer working on short movies TV and web series and commercials Currently shes in development for a TV series about sex education and an independent drama suspense feature film