Photo by Nelta Kasparian
MÉLO is a Franco-British photographer and film director, whose work spans various genres, including documentary, portraiture, fashion, beauty, and commercial projects. She challenges traditional creative processes by breaking down the usual divide between author and subject, emphasizing co-creation and experimental methods. Her focus is on exploring how representation works, highlighting the unseen forces and intangible elements that shape bodies, experiences, and the natural world.
MÉLO is also an associate lecturer at the University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion.
Prizes
2024 TAYLOR WESSING, UK - Shortlist
Image from the series “Where is the Softness”
2024 NEW YORK SUPER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, US
Winner, Best Super Short Film, “Fragments” Ep. 1
2024 SICILY PHOTO MASTERCLASS, IT
Grant winner to participate to the Masterclass
2023 DOC. BERLIN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, GE
Winner, Best Super Short Film, “Fragments” Ep. 1
2023 NOWNESS, UK, Online
Pick of the Day, Short film, “Fragments” Ep. 1
2016 A SHADED VIEW OF FASHION FILM, FR
Finalist, fashion short documentary, “Skin”
2016 GRAND INDIEWISE CONVENTION, USA
Winner, Short film, “Solomon Grey - Choir to the Wild”
2015 VOTD (VIDEO OF THE DAY), UK, Online
Winner, Short film, “Solomon Grey - Choir to the Wild”
Expositions / Screenings / Publications
2025 THIIIRD MAGAZINE, UK
Fashion story, "Where is the Softness"
2025 FISHEYE MAGAZINE, Les Coups de Coeur, FR
Selected images from "Intertidal"
2025 DOC. LONDON DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, UK
PARIS IN LOVE, FR
BRUSSELS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, BEL
TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL, CA
GHENT INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, BEL
Short film, “Fragments” Ep. 2
2024 LOS ANGELES SUPER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, USA
DOC. LONDON DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, UK
THE LEE STRASBERG FILM FESTIVAL, USA
Short film, “Fragments” Ep. 2
2024 A SHADED VIEW OF FASHION FILM FESTIVAL, FR - Dover Street Market Paris
Short films, “Fragments” Ep. 1 & 2
2024 RAW CANVAS SUMMER EXHIBITION, UK
Image from the series “Nowstalgia”, group exhbition
2024 LEYTONSTONE ART TRAIL, N1 CHURCH LANE, UK
Selected images from the series “Gravità”
2024 NEW YORK SUPER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, USA
DOC. LONDON DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, UK
VENICE FILM WEEK, IT
DOC. SYDNEY FILM DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, AUS
FEMINIST BORDER ARTS FILM FESTIVAL, USA
NEW JERSEY INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, USA
DOC. BOSTON DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, USA
AMSTERDAM INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, NL
BRUGES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, BE
GRAND RAPIDS FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL, USA
TORONTO FILM WEEK, CAN
GHENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, BE
Short film, “Fragments” Ep. 1
2023 DOC. BERLIN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, GE
Short film, “Fragments” Ep. 1
2023 NOWNESS, UK, Online
Short film, “Fragments” Ep. 1
2023 HALF THE SKY, ÉPHÉMÈRE, WOMEN STREET PHOTOGRAPHY, JAP
Selected images from the series “Le Luci di Palermo”, publication
2016 NOWNESS, UK, Online
Short film, “Skin”
2016 A SHADED VIEW OF FASHION FILM, FR
INTERNATIONAL FASHION FILM FESTIVAL BRUSSELS, BE
WALTHAMSTOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, UK
GRAND RAPID FEMINIST FILM FEST, USA
Short film, “Skin”
2016 GRAND INDIE WISE CONVENTION
Music video, “Solomon Grey - Choir to the Wild”
2015 INDEPENDENT DAYS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, USA
Short film, “Scream Queens”
2013 AESTHETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, UK
LA JOLLA FASHION FILM FESTIVAL, USA
Short film “Impossible Shoes”
Selected commercial commissions
2023 DUREX, online content, FR
2022 MENOPAUSE AWARENESS, online campaign, UK
2021 DOVE, TV commercial, Global
2019 STYLIST MAGAZINE, online content, UK
2019 NEVS MODEL AGENCY, online campaign, Global
2018 NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST, online campaign, UK
2017 NIKE, Five Fity Five Production, online content, UK
2017 LENOR, TV commercial, DE
2017 QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY, online content, UK