#191: Age is Just a Number: Melissa Davey's Captivating Documentary Filmmaking Odyssey

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Melissa Davey, now in her 70's, retired from a lengthy corporate career in 2016 to pursue her second act and dream of becoming a filmmaker.

Melissa began her early career in Legal Services. As a Paralegal, Melissa represented more than one thousand individuals before the Social Security Administration and was a national substantive law trainer for the Legal Services Corporation.

In 1994 Melissa was recruited to the for-profit company, Genex, headquartered in Wayne, PA, to build their national Social Security advocacy program. As the Vice President of Social Security and Managed Disability for 22 years, Melissa sat on the company’s executive team and worked throughout the United States to create and deliver services to the disability insurance marketplace.

At age 65, after a day on the set with M Night Shyamalan, she decided to take a risk and left her career to jump into the unknown.

Pursuing her dream of becoming a filmmaker became a reality in late 2018 when Melissa completed her first feature film, Beyond Sixty. During 2019 Melissa’s film was accepted by and screened at 8 film festivals throughout the United States and Canada, winning awards and confirming that it is never too late to learn something new.

Picked up by a Distributor and released in 2021, the film is currently available on most streaming platforms, including AppleTV, PrimeVideo, Vimeo, Vudu and YouTubeTV.

Melissa’s second film, Climbing into Life details the inspiring life story of Dierdre Wolownick, the oldest woman to ascend El Captain. The film is currently making the film festival rounds.

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