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Melissa is a given name for a female child. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (melissa), "honey bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (meli), "honey". In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name Maoilíosa, which means "servant of Jesus." Melissa also refers to the plant known as lemon balm (family Lamiaceae; genus and species Melissa officinalis).
According to Greek mythology, perhaps reflecting Minoan culture in making her the daughter of a Cretan king Melissos, Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name. She was one of the nymphic nurses of Zeus, sister to Amaltheia, but rather than feeding the baby milk, Melissa, appropriately for her name, fed him honey. Or, alternatively, the bees brought honey straight to his mouth. Because of her, Melissa became the name of all the nymphs who cared for the patriarch god as a baby.
Melissa was not a popular name in the United States until the 1950s. Very popular during the decades from the 1960s through the 1990s, today Melissa is somewhat of a rare baby name; in 2010, fewer than 2,500 girls were given the name, compared with around 10,000 in 1993 and well over 30,000 at the name's peak popularity in 1979. In 2007, Melissa was the 137th most popular name for girls born in the United States, dropping steadily from its peak of second place in 1977. It was among the top ten most popular names for girls from 1967 to 1984. The name "Melissa" was also the name of a song by the Allman Brothers, which has enjoyed renewed popularity in the 2000s due to its feature in a commercial for Cingular/AT&T Wireless cell phone company and the use of it in a scene in Brokeback Mountain. "Melissa" was also prominently featured in the 2005 film House of D. Famous celebrities such as Melissa Joan Hart, have used the name.
Dame Vivienne Westwood, DBE, RDI (born Vivienne Isabel Swire on 8 April 1941) is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.
Westwood was born Vivienne Isabel Swire in the village of Tintwistle, Derbyshire on 8 April 1941, the daughter of Gordon Swire and Dora Swire (née Ball), who had married two years previously, two weeks after the outbreak of World War II. At the time of Vivienne's birth, her father was employed as a storekeeper in an aircraft factory; he had previously worked as a greengrocer.
Aged 17, Vivienne and her family moved to Harrow, London. She studied at the Harrow School of Art - University of Westminster, taking fashion and silversmithing, but she left after one term saying, "I didn't know how a working-class girl like me could possibly make a living in the art world". After taking up a job in a factory and studying at a teacher-training college, she became a primary school teacher. During this period, she also created her own jewellery, which she would sell at a stall on Portobello Road.
Actors: Rosalyn Coleman (director), Vanessa Williams (actress), Craig T. Williams (producer), Craig T. Williams (editor), Jeff Kim (actor), Darbi Worley (actress), Mrinalini Kamath (producer), Mrinalini Kamath (writer), E.J. An (actor), Leah Finnie (actor), Cary Hite (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Kamen Casey (producer), Kamen Casey (actor), Kamen Casey (producer), Kamen Casey (editor), Kamen Casey (writer), Kamen Casey (director), Matt Pladsri (actor), Adrian Stecker (actor), Ashley McCraw (actor), Ashley McCraw (actor), Inez Gregg (actor), Abel Ramos (actor), Courtney Chiv (actor), Bob Kies (actor), Mikayla Korman (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Oleg Chernykh (editor), Oleg Chernykh (producer), Oleg Chernykh (writer), Oleg Chernykh (director), Louise Lee Mei (actress), Benjamin Calleja (actor), Kathleen O'Dwyer (actor), Sarah Felicity Bullen (actor),
Plot: Brian who is charming, confident, accidentally meets his high school sweetheart Jessica. His feelings resurrect towards her as he begins secretly see her without telling his partner Debra and nor tell Jessica that he is in a relationship. He feels confused while Melissa best friend of Jessica tries to get Brian into her bed.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Ettore Nicoletti (actor), Maxì Dejoie (writer), Maxì Dejoie (editor), Maxì Dejoie (director), Federico Tolardo (actor), Anna Nevander (actress), Sax Nicosia (actor), Beppe Rosso (actor), Pia Lanciotti (actress), Claudio Bronzo (producer), Enrico Ascoli (composer), Lorenzo Lotti (producer), Valentina Bartolo (actor), Costanza Toso (actress), Elisabetta Fischer (actress),
Plot: The Gerber's Syndrome is an contagious viral disease that was discovered in Germany in 2008 and spread all over the world. It is extremely contagious, fast spreading, and deadly. This syndrome is very difficult to spot, because it's like a normal dose of the flu, with all the subsequent symptoms that most of us are familiar with; but later, the virus affects the brain cells causing serious damage to the central nervous system. A TV crew is making a documentary about the disease and the way society is coping with it by documenting the stories of three people who are dealing with Gerber's Syndrome: Melissa is a young girl that has been infected, Doctor Ricardi is the doctor who is following her and Luigi is a member of the CS, the security organization that has to deal with infected people. The TV crew follow the lives of this characters, becoming characters themselves since they are constantly in the action. We see how the syndrome progress in Melissa and the way her family and Doctor Ricardi deals with it; and we discover the life Luigi, an average 23 years old guy with very delicate responsibilities.
Keywords: deadly-virus, mockumentary, name-in-title, pandemic, three-word-title, vaccineActors: Kevin Sommerfield (writer), Kevin Sommerfield (actor), Kevin Sommerfield (producer), Steve Goltz (director), Steve Goltz (editor), Steve Goltz (producer), Jennifer Frey (actress), Hannah Herdt (actress), Mike Goltz (actor), Jay Sorensen (producer), Matty Dorschner (actor), Jacob Pangburn (producer), Michael Hoffenkamp (producer), Dana Terpinas (actress), William Callaway (producer),
Plot: After a young girl is found murdered, a group of teens at Payton High must band together to piece together the horrifying travesty. The teens soon discover the mysterious killer is killing only the most popular students in school. As their friends die one-by-one in the most shockingly gruesome ways possible, they realize that being "in" may not get them out...alive.
Keywords: slasher, teen-horror, teenager, whodunitActors: Johannes Bockwoldt (writer), Johannes Bockwoldt (editor), Johannes Bockwoldt (director), David Shakes (actor), Michelle Brown (actor), Antoine McCloud (actor), Chris Fields (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Elena Carrillo (writer), Elena Carrillo (actress), Ángela González (actress), Francisco Luna (producer), Francisco Luna (editor), Francisco Luna (writer), Rafael Carmona (actor), Adrián Carretero (actor), Rafael Carmona (editor), Adrián Carretero (editor), Celia Gutierrez (actress), Cecilia Carretero (actress), Isabel Barrado (actress), Anabel Molina (actress), Eva Luque (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Vito Selvaggi (writer), Vito Selvaggi (director), Vito Selvaggi (editor), Kevin Koval (producer), Masha Balovlenkov (actor), Jim Vozzella (actor), Marc Drake (composer),
Plot: The Life opens on a former criminal sitting in an alleyway, with a gunshot in his side. He's just killed many of his former friends, because they killed his wife. In flashbacks, he explains that he once was in a gang and he met a woman who changed his life. We see him propose marriage to her. He promises he'll quit after one final job, but he gets arrested. Five years later, he's released and reunites with his wife. He never contacts the gang. They take this as an act of betrayal and they kill his wife for it. We return to the alleyway when the police show up for the grand finale.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Meighan Hogate III (editor), Meighan Hogate III (producer), Meighan Hogate III (writer), Meighan Hogate III (writer), Meighan Hogate III (director), Ian Smith (actor), Chris Mazur (actor), Kyra Lynn Haughney (actress), Lara Ann Wooten (actress), Jill Stengel (actor), Shan Raju (actor), Bosah Ebo (actor), Roxanne Guarino (actor), Paul Mullin (actor), Ray Pental (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller,Actors: Patty Salmon (writer), Patty Salmon (director), Patty Salmon (editor), Patty Salmon (miscellaneous crew), Patty Salmon (producer), Steve Daniels (composer), Josh Lane (actor), Steve Daniels (miscellaneous crew), Jeanette Burkhardt (actor), Tom Butler (actor), Courtney Butler (actor), Brad Warren (composer),
Plot: Melissa attempts to escape the looming challenges of adulthood through the viewfinder of an old Super 8 movie camera. Pushed into taking a stand by the bizarre antics of her outrageous father, she comes to realize that her filmmaking could be a resource more powerful than her anger.
Keywords: coming-of-age, student-film, women