December • 2020
Nebiat was an excellent person to work with. We encountered difficulties with the shoot due to political events in the country but she remained calm, composed, and solution-orientated throughout.
Nebiat M.
Kigali, Rwanda
4 reviews$500 - $1000 / Day
About
Nebiat Assefa Melles is a video journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Kigali, Rwanda. Her recent documentary “Blue Devil” has won the Knight Award for Best reporting in Science and Environment, also got nominated as Best Short Documentary at Pan Africa Film Festival, Montreal Black Film Festival, and San Diageo Black Film Festival. Nebat has spent eight years reporting and producing documentaries the national media, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, where she was named Producer of the Year in 2011 and 2012. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and specialized in Documentary Filmmaking. Her First Masters was in Theatre and Development from Addis Ababa University and got her bachelor's degree in Theater Arts at Addis Ababa University.
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- Documentary DP
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- News Shooter / Video Journalist
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- Translator
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September • 2020
Nebiat went above and beyond on her organisation to ensure that everything was in place, providing detailed planning and updates throughout. Footage was generally clean and usable, and limited only by the equipment used. She provided more than enough coverage of both interviews and b-roll (all of which was well labeled and documented) and we would definitely work with her again in the future.
Top Projects
Strengthening science in Ethiopia
TWAS funding has been supporting scholars all over the world who work in developing countries. Among them Prf. Yalemtsehay Mekoneen and Dr. Girum Ayalneh from Addis Ababa University are a good example how the TWAS fund changed their scholar trajectory.
- Documentary DP
- Creative Director
- Field Producer
- Translator
- Video Editor - Documentary
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Transcriber
4.0 Produced for Business Insider
Why Frankincense And Myrrh Are So Expensive | So Expensive
Frankincense and myrrh are perhaps best known for their biblical connotations. But this tree sap has been prized across the world for over 6,000 years. These fragrant incense pieces come from the Burseraceae family of trees and are found across the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. But despite recent attempts to protect these trees, they could soon be headed for extinction. So what makes frankincense and myrrh so expensive?
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for UC Berkeley
An Unexpected Gift
A mother of three Robin was given DNA testing kit as a Mother's Day gift from her children. As African American woman, this gift was really important to Robin to know her African roots so she took the DNA test and the result reveal 54-year family secret. This short documentary is about a mother finding her identity through the DNA test.
- Documentary DP
- Creative Director
- Field Producer
- Video Editor - Documentary
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
- Fixer
- Sound Mixer
Produced for UC Berkeley
Missing Pearl
In 2016, 15- years-old Pearl got kidnapped when she was walking to her school at 7:45 am. At that time police department in Vallejo trace down the kidnaper all the way to South California but killed him in a shootout with the police. This story is about a family searching for an answer about their little girl's life.
- Documentary DP
- Creative Director
- Field Producer
- Video Editor - Documentary
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
Produced for UC Berkeley
The Blue Devil
An invasive plant is spreading across Ethiopia's largest lake. This film takes you to the frontline of this environmental catastrophe and how the community is working to stop this plant and save the lake.
- Documentary DP
- Creative Director
- Field Producer
- Translator
- Video Editor - Documentary
USGS Investigates 50-Year Mystery of San Francisco Bay
For the last 50 years, USGS has been collecting data, monitors and analyzes on water, earth, and biological science.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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Video
- Full HD video camera
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- 4K video camera
Video
Audio
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
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- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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Post Production
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - News
- Sound Mixer
- Transcriber
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Creative Director
- Translator
- Fixer
- Production Coordinator / Crewing
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