# Jamie Meltzer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jamie_Meltzer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jamie_Meltzer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Meltzer > Source revision: 1294847502 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American movie and documentary film director}} {{more footnotes|date=January 2016}} '''Jamie Meltzer''' is an American movie and [documentary](/source/Documentary_film) [film](/source/film) director. He has made "True Conviction", ''"Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story"'', ''"[Welcome to Nollywood](/source/Welcome_to_Nollywood)"'', ''"La Caminata"'' (a short film), and the feature-length documentary film ''"Informant"''. He teaches documentary film production in the Art Department of [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University), as part of the MFA Program in Documentary Film. == Films == [http://www.trueconvictionfilm.com/ "True Conviction"] (2017), a feature-length documentary, follows a group of exonerated ex-prisoners who start a detective agency, work to rebuild their lives, and struggle to fix the criminal justice system. The film was awarded a Special Jury Mention at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. [https://www.amazon.com/Informant-Brandon-Darby/dp/B00F9WYK7I "Informant" (2012)] a feature-length documentary film that investigates the turbulent journey of Brandon Darby, a radical leftist activist turned FBI informant turned right-wing Tea Party activist. It premiered at the 2012 San Francisco International Film Festival,"With uncommon restraint, Meltzer delivers a fascinating study that transcends political chest beating. Informant raises the possibility of fluid truth in a system addicted to false binaries." The film won the Best Documentary Jury Award at the [Austin Film Festival](/source/Austin_Film_Festival) in October 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/sparrows-dance-informant-among-the-austin-film-festivals-jury-winners|title='Sparrows Dance,' 'Informant' Among the Austin Film Festival's Jury Winners|date=22 October 2012}} "La Caminata" (2009) is a short film exploring the efforts of a small Mexican town to combat the migration of their community to the U.S. The town, El Alberto, puts on a weekly tourist event called the Caminata, where they simulate a nighttime "crossing" of the border, complete with balaclava-clad coyotes and simulated border patrol in hot pursuit. The film played at film festivals in 2009, including the AFI [Silverdocs](/source/Silverdocs) Festival and the [True/False Film Festival](/source/True%2FFalse_Film_Festival). "[Welcome to Nollywood](/source/Welcome_to_Nollywood)" (2007) is a documentary about the explosive phenomenon of Nigerian movies. It aired on PBS as part of the AfroPop Series in 2008. "Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story" (2003), an hour-long documentary, marks his feature film debut. It played at festivals worldwide, and was screened on [PBS](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service)' [Independent Lens](/source/Independent_Lens) series in 2003. "Pegasus" (1998), a short 16 mm film made while he was a graduate student at [San Francisco State University](/source/San_Francisco_State_University), chronicles the adventures of a gay motorcycle club on a joy ride in Marin County. This film was screened at the 1998 [San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival](/source/Frameline_Film_Festival) as well as other venues. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.jamiemeltzer.com/ Jamie Meltzer official site] *{{IMDb name|0578436|Jamie Meltzer}} *[https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/offthecharts/ Off the Charts website] *[http://welcometonollywood.com Welcome to Nollywood official website] *[http://lacaminata.com La Caminata official website] *[http://www.informantdoc.com/official website for INFORMANT]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Meltzer, Janie}} Category:American documentary filmmakers Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:San Francisco State University alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jamie Meltzer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Meltzer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Meltzer?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.