
Melissa Fox
Emmy-nominated documentary film director from the South Side of Chicago; long-time collaborator with Fig Media telling community stories for non-profits.
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Sep 22, 2026
True Crime Vault: The Accused
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It was beautiful out.
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If You Love This Planet
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Melissa FoxGUEST
And I think both films do try to center that, you know, like the cost, the very human cost.

Melissa FoxGUEST
And if you love this planet, does it, you know, she does it more through data, too.

Melissa FoxGUEST
Like she literally walks you through, you know, the data of what happens when a bomb explodes, what happens when.

Melissa FoxGUEST
um you know what happens to the community how much time you have like you know the the very human cost of that and then radio bikini literally shows it in the soldiers that were watching those test explosions happen and what happens to their bodies and i think the role of trauma plays a big part in both of those documentaries it's something i think about a lot in my films right when we send cameras out i'm always very conscious of like what role does showing people's trauma on screen play in media, right? And so in this instance, like the shock value, I think, serves the purpose of both of those films.

Melissa FoxGUEST
You know, my next project is going to be about, you know, the Chicago gun violence and violence prevention programs here in Chicago.
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