Filmmaker, Producer, Director and Founder of Salty Features.

Yael Melamede is the co-founder of SALTY Features– an independent production company based in New York City whose goal is to create media that is thought-provoking, vital, and enhances the world. Melamede’s film credits include FLOYD ABRAMS: SPEAKING FREELY (2023), PAY OR DIE (2023), 1341 FRAMES OF LOVE AND WAR (2022), the Jigsaw Productions/Amblin Entertainment six-part series WHY WE HATE (2019), (DIS)HONESTY-THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES (2015), WHEN I WALK (News & Documentary Emmy Award Winner 2015), DESERT RUNNERS (2015), INOCENTE (Academy Award Winner, Best Doc Short, 2013), BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN (2009), THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST (2007), and MY ARCHITECT (Academy Award Nominee, 2004). Yael was an architect before becoming a filmmaker and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.