Melissa Vitello
Horror Director & Writer
13+ years producing indie movies
Co-Founder of Mooncastle Films
About
I’ve spent the last 13 years in the independent film world - directing, writing, and producing eleven feature films, five of which I directed myself. My latest feature, Regression, has already caught the attention of distributors like NEON, Sony, and XYZ Films. Before that, my film Abigail was released on Apple TV through Dark Star Pictures and featured on Tubi’s “Most Popular Horror” list.
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I’ve been through every stage of indie filmmaking - raising money from scratch, building teams, navigating festivals, and securing distribution.
Through it all, I realized something: so many talented filmmakers have the story, but not the strategy.
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That’s why I created Frame Your Fire: an 8-week course built to bridge that gap. It’s everything I wish I had when I started - real tools, honest mentorship, and the inside knowledge that actually gets your movie made.
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This isn’t about theory. It’s about traction.
I don’t want to see you take this course twice - I want to see you on set.
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Stop dreaming and start filming.
