I am committed to creating and promoting works of fiction and non-fiction that feature women, people of color, and other marginalized groups and that celebrate the universality found in diverse experiences.
Melanie RW Oram (She/Her) earned an Emmy for REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL while at HBO Sports and a Peabody for the documentary DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS. Under the Bajan Brownstone Productions banner, she wrote and directed SHOOK, a short film that aired on Showtime and won several festival awards including Best Film at the Juneteenth Film Festival. She produced A-ALIKE which won the Student Academy Awards and aired on HBO. She directed the short play NMA that was part of a short play collection called "The R-Word" which did a short off-Broadway run.
Currently she is working on a feature-length documentary called RUN LIKE A G.U.R.L. (Galvanized Unapologetic Real Leader) about female politicians and female grassroots activists who persist in the face of extraordinary barriers. Melanie is also producing a feature-length documentary called TRANSCESTORS about trans historical figures.
Melanie earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude from Harvard University and an MFA from Columbia University -School of the Arts -Filmmaking Division.
Filmography
Producer (1 Credit)
March Forth2023
Short
Writer (1 Credit)
March Forth2023
Short
Director (1 Credit)
March Forth2023
Short
Education
College
Columbia University - School of the Arts - Filmmaking Division
Screenwriting
College
Harvard University
English & American Literature & Language
High School
Woodlands High School
Personal Details
Birth City
New York City
Current City
New York City
Hometown
Greenburgh, NY
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
African American
Married To
Robert A. Oram III
I am committed to creating and promoting works of fiction and non-fiction that feature women, people of color, and other marginalized groups and that celebrate the universality found in diverse experiences.