BECOMING PICTURES

As an undergraduate student Melissa Hammel produced "International Security: The Environmental Dimension" which won accolades from the U.S. General Accountability Office. The success of this first endeavor set Melissa on a path that would intersect, in varying capacities, with CNN, PBS, BRAVO, Sundance Channel, Plum TV, Albert Maysles, Pete Seeger, Russell Simmons, Washington Mutual, Robert Morganthau, artists, musicians, and many film festivals.