Melissa Fajardo

Supervising Producer 🎬 @NewYorker | frmr @voxdotcom & @nowthisnews

[Melissa Fajardo @MelissaMFK]

One of the most complex & eye-opening films I've had the opportunity to produce: Swift Justice is one of the first looks inside a Taliban Sharia court room in session–please take a few minutes to watch and read this thread & the full film (Also available on YouTube)

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Watch “Swift Justice,” Blue and McDonnell’s short documentary, for an unrivalled look at the heart of the Taliban’s Afghanistan—and the underlying patriarchal worldview that governs women's lives in the country.
https://t.co/lnSi2mbUnp

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

When a TikToker made the filmmaker @hugh_clegg’s video go viral without crediting him, Clegg started searching for the person behind the anonymous account. Watch his pursuit here. https://t.co/Wpv4O2CwLG

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

The Covert Mission to Solve a Mexican Journalist's Murder -- @MelissaLaLinea for @NewYorker

Colleagues of murdered journalist Miroslava Breach Velducea "formed a secret collective to bring the killers to justice— and challenge a culture of impunity."

https://t.co/Rv7NCQFTZe

[Melissa Fajardo @MelissaMFK]

I urge you watch and share our nominated films linked above and to follow our series along in 2023. We look forward to bring you more exceptional journalism, on film.

[Melissa Fajardo @MelissaMFK]

A Thread: For the past two years, our (very) small film and video team at @newyorker has worked tirelessly on our programming and productions to bring the outstanding journalism the magazine offers onto our Documentary and Screening Room series.
https://t.co/wvDs2cfjto

[Melissa Fajardo @MelissaMFK]

It is a great honor to have our effort recognized by @TheAcademy with five nominations. And an even greater honor and joy to have the opportunity to collaborate with filmmakers; from some I've long admired, to those who I've come to know, learned from their craft, and now admire.

[Melissa Fajardo @MelissaMFK]

It was an honor to direct this film and tell the story of how these tenacious Maya woman, re-write theirs.

The “Little Devils” Bucking Gender Inequality Through Softball https://t.co/kQPkWFGZvU via @NewYorker

[Joe Rogan @joerogan]

This is a really good documentary about a sad situation where people living on boats in San Francisco are being kicked out of their homes.
Anchored Out: Evicted at Sea | The New Yorker Documentary https://t.co/0fXkb3Ly9f via @YouTube

[Melissa Fajardo @MelissaMFK]

The viewing experience is an adventure in and of itself– a must watch by the multi-talented @SjoeW

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

After an eccentric art dealer published a poem of clues that promised to lead explorers to a treasure chest “in the mountains somewhere north of Santa Fe,” hundreds of people began searching. A new film follows their quest. Watch here. https://t.co/RFTfSPmh5J

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

This week's cover of @NewYorker, illustrated by Barry Blitt

[MC HAMMER e/acc @MCHammer]

Shaking the Foundations of the American Dream | The New Yorker ⁦@1living1⁩ 💫 https://t.co/0q4YLwvWtq

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

We are proud to announce that six New Yorker films have been shortlisted by @TheAcademy, for its 94th #Oscars.

[Sara Joe Wolansky @SjoeW]

So proud that ***SIX*** @NewYorker films are on the Oscar short-list! Congrats to all the filmmakers on the list & our amazing TNY team!
@Soojeong @yara_bishara @MelissaMFK @chriskimfilm @DanielLombroso
https://t.co/OWTv8WqgTC

[Jodi Kantor @jodikantor]

Today @mega2e and I are publishing an unusual book, intended to reach a particular group of young people. Perhaps you’d consider helping us. (🧵)

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

“These chimps are victims, like me,” Mama Zawadi di Balanza, a caregiver at a primate sanctuary, said. “They need love so that they can forget what they’ve been through, like me.” Watch a new short film that follows her recovery. https://t.co/iQyUrn1QTf

[Melissa Fajardo @MelissaMFK]

@lostblackboy A reunion has to happen @lostblackboy !!

[David Rohde @RohdeD]

Twelve years ago, Tahir Luddin helped me escape from captivity after we were kidnapped by the Taliban. Now I am struggling to get his family out of Kabul. https://t.co/SQI7RjrTi6

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

Please join us on Monday, June 28, at 2pm EDT for a virtual screening of "Flamenco Queer," a short doc about a dancer preparing for a groundbreaking showcase of flamenco in drag. Includes live Q&A with filmmakers @anagonzalez_s and @frederickbernas. https://t.co/zWJ5Xymccr

[Melissa Fajardo @MelissaMFK]

@cltom Congratulations Christian!