
Person
Melarissa Sjarief
Writing
Biography
Melarissa Sjarief is an Indonesian writer and aspiring director who pursued her master’s in Screenwriting at New York Film Academy, Los Angeles as a Fulbright scholar. She believes directing is her vehicle to creatively contribute to opening conversations of important issues such as sexual assaults and women empowerment for a more inclusive society. Previously, Mela worked as a writer at a TV station, online media and a production company in Indonesia. She is now a freelance writer working on short movies, TV and web series, and commercials. Currently, she's in development for a TV series about sex education and an independent drama suspense feature film.
Known for

Monkey Man
Third Assistant Director

Bad Guys
Writer

CinLock: Love, Camera, Action!
Story Developer
When The Girls Go Marching In
Writer

Mothernet
Writer

One Day We'll Talk About Today
Co-Writer

One Day We'll Talk About Today: The Series
Writer

Story of Kale: When Someone's in Love
Story Developer

Two Language and A Sausage
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2026MothernetWriter
- 2025Bad GuysWriter
- 2024Monkey ManThird Assistant Director
- 2023CinLock: Love, Camera, Action!Story Developer
- 2021Two Language and A SausageScreenplay
- 2020Story of Kale: When Someone's in LoveStory Developer
- 2020One Day We'll Talk About TodayCo-Writer
- 2019One Day We'll Talk About Today: The SeriesWriter
- —When The Girls Go Marching InWriter
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