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Melanie Akoka

  • Cinematographer
  • Editorial Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Melanie Akoka is known for Massacre (2021), Emerald City (2017) and Neruda (2016). Melanie has been married to Behn Zeitlin since March 2023.
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Massacre (2021)
    Massacre
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
    Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2017)
    Emerald City
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Editorial Department
    Gael García Bernal and Luis Gnecco in Neruda (2016)
    Neruda
    6.8
    • Editorial Department
    • 2016
    In My Blood (2026)
    In My Blood
    • Editorial Department
    • 2026

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • The Messiah's Daughter
      • director of photography
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2026
    • The Wrong Idea
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Elephantine
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Sunday's Children (2026)
      Sunday's Children
      Short
      • cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Venice Wong in Copy, Save (2026)
      Copy, Save
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Piedi Nudi (2025)
      Piedi Nudi
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Nervous Energy (2025)
      Nervous Energy
      6.7
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Devin France in Wassupkaylee (2025)
      Wassupkaylee
      6.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Fragments of Summer
      Short
      • cinematographer
      • 2024
    • We're Not Done Yet (2024)
      We're Not Done Yet
      5.7
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Basileia (2024)
      Basileia
      4.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Don't You Dare Film Me Now (2024)
      Don't You Dare Film Me Now
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Nostos (2023)
      Nostos
      6.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Mónica Del Carmen and Leonardo Alonso in In Freedom (2023)
      In Freedom
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • The Pass (2022)
      The Pass
      6.0
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Arcade Fire: Unconditional I
      7.8
      Music Video
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Let's Raid Area 51 (2022)
      Let's Raid Area 51
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Massacre (2021)
      Massacre
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021

    Editorial Department

    • In My Blood (2026)
      In My Blood
      • conform editor
      • post-production supervisor
      • 2026
    • Swamy Rotolo in A Chiara (2021)
      A Chiara
      6.7
      • head of post-production
      • 2021
    • Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador y Campodonico and Luis Felipe Fernández-Salvador y Bolona in A Son of Man (2018)
      A Son of Man
      5.8
      • assistant editor
      • 2018
    • Nymphs (2018)
      Nymphs
      6.4
      Short
      • post-production coordinator
      • 2018
    • The Ciambra (2017)
      The Ciambra
      6.9
      • head of post-production
      • 2017
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2017)
      Emerald City
      7.1
      TV Series
      • dailies supervisor
      • 2017
    • Anton Yelchin and Lucie Lucas in Porto (2016)
      Porto
      6.0
      • editorial assistant
      • 2016
    • Gael García Bernal and Luis Gnecco in Neruda (2016)
      Neruda
      6.8
      • assistant editor
      • 2016
    • Fabrizio Rongione, Natacha Régnier, and Victor Ezenfis in The Son of Joseph (2016)
      The Son of Joseph
      6.5
      • assistant editor
      • 2016
    • The New Kid (2015)
      The New Kid
      6.7
      • assistant editor
      • 2015
    • Mediterranea (2015)
      Mediterranea
      6.6
      • assistant editor
      • 2015

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Ex-Husbands (2023)
      Ex-Husbands
      6.0
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2023
    • Incroci (2023)
      Incroci
      Short
      • first assistant camera
      • 2023
    • Let's Raid Area 51 (2022)
      Let's Raid Area 51
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • Jabari Watkins, Lana Rockwell, and Nico Rockwell in Sweet Thing (2020)
      Sweet Thing
      7.0
      • first assistant camera
      • 2020
    • Rainbow Pie (2019)
      Rainbow Pie
      Short
      • assistant camera
      • 2019
    • Potion Masters (2019)
      Potion Masters
      Short
      • first assistant camera
      • 2019
    • David Zaldívar in Celebr8 (2018)
      Celebr8
      Short
      • assistant camera
      • 2018
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Spouse
      • Behn ZeitlinMarch 2023 - present

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