Melissa Davey retired from a lengthy corporate career at the end of 2015 to pursue her second act and her dream of becoming a filmmaker, which she made a reality when she completed her film Beyond Sixty. It's a feature length documentary about women over the age of 60 who have lived remarkable lives and have remarkable and inspiring stories to share with the rest of us.Her life-long love of film, reading about how films are made, seeing as many films as she could, put her in a position to take advantage of an opportunity that came her way, when she was the highest charity auction bidder for a day on a film set with director M. Night Shyamalan. His question to her, “What do you really want to do?” set in motion a new chapter in her life when she decided to leave her long-time corporate job and become a filmmaker.  Topics include:Facing the fear of making a big life changeHer practice of Life Layering through her interest in all aspects of film prepared her for this momentTaking a self-inventoryHow taking a detour led her to meet M. Night Shyamalan, who asked her the question that would change her lifeHer film, Beyond Sixty, and three of the women profiled in the film, including Susan Bennett, the original voice of Siri; Peggy Bradnick Jackson, who has turned her traumatic abduction as a teenager into a plea for mental illness awareness; and A’lelia Bundles, the great great granddaughter and biographer of Madam C.J. Walker, the first Black woman millionaire.Her next projectMelissa Davey, age 71, retired from a lengthy corporate career at the end of 2015. Pursuing her dream of becoming a filmmaker became a reality in late 2018 when Melissa completed her first film, Beyond Sixty Project, a feature length documentary about women over the age of sixty. During 2019 Melissa’s film was accepted by and screened at 8 film festivals throughout the United States and Canada, winning awards and confirming that it is truly never too late to learn something new. The film was picked up by a distributor in late 2020 and was released in Spring, 2021.Resources:Beyond Sixty Project

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