Melanie Ho

Roles: Special Guest

2023 DCEFF Vantage Grant Finalist

Melanie Ho (co-director/producer) is a 2nd generation Vietnamese American with roots in Florida and Mississippi. Her documentary, sống ở đây, explores the Vietnamese community in New Orleans and the relationship between land and labor. It was nominated for Best Short for the 2020 IDA Awards and is finishing a film festival circuit run (CAAMFest, SDAFF, AAIFF, NOFF). She is a NeXt Doc Fellow and Gotham/HBO Documentary Development Initiative Fellow.