Melanie Blair graduated from New York University with a B.A. in Journalism and Photography.  She started her career as a writer and producer of a political talk radio show at Bloomberg News.

After graduating with an MFA from the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC, Melanie worked as post production coordinator on Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D, an IMAX film produced by Tom Hanks. She then went on to be the main production researcher and the post production coordinator for another large format, 3D film, National Geographic’s Sea Monsters.  Melanie has worked with YoYo Ma on The Silk Road Project, helping to create “The Road to Beijing,” an educational DVD and a concert DVD of their 2007 China Tour.

Currently, Melanie is producing, My Life In China, a feature length documentary about migration and identity in the midst of rapid modernization.

Melanie currently resides in Los Angeles, is a New York native and has traveled extensively on five continents.