Dani Melia's guest appearances

Dani Melia

Talks at Google

Angle on Producers with Carolina Groppa

Esther Perel

Daniel Kahneman

Tim Ferriss

Steven Pinker

Mark Manson

Bill Hader

Aaron Sorkin

Arianna Huffington

Luvvie Ajayi

Ramit Sethi

Anthony Bourdain

Michael Pollan

Jake Gyllenhaal

Chris Voss

Ryan Serhant

OwlTail

Abigail Hing Wen

Talks at Google welcomes Dani Melia, producer of the hit film "The Farewell," and Abigail Hing Wen, author of the bestselling novel "Loveboat, Taipei." Together they share their journeys of overcoming barriers to bring authentic, diverse stories to the traditional media &amp; publishing industries.  Dani Melia currently runs film operations for the New York-based indie powerhouse Big Beach. Most recently, Dani produced and developed Lulu Wang’s Sundance hit "The Farewell" starring Awkwafina. Released domestically in July 2019, the film beat out "Avengers: Endgame" for the highest per-screen average opening of that year.  Abigail Hing Wen’s novel, "Loveboat, Taipei" debuted on the New York Times best sellers list and hit it again the following week. The novel is a Barnes &amp; Noble Young Adult Book Club Pick, and is currently being adapted into a feature film.  Visit http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle/AsianAmericanStories to watch the video.

Talks at Google welcomes Dani Melia, producer of the hit film "The Farewell," and Abigail Hing Wen, author of the bestselling novel "Loveboat, Taipei." Together they share their journeys of overcoming barriers to bring authentic, diverse stories to the traditional media &amp; publishing industries. Dani Melia currently runs film operations for the New York-based indie powerhouse Big Beach. Most recently, Dani produced and developed Lulu Wang’s Sundance hit "The Farewell" starring Awkwafina. Released domestically in July 2019, the film beat out "Avengers: Endgame" for the highest per-screen average opening of that year. Abigail Hing Wen’s novel, "Loveboat, Taipei" debuted on the New York Times best sellers list and hit it again the following week. The novel is a Barnes &amp; Noble Young Adult Book Club Pick, and is currently being adapted into a feature film. Visit <a href="http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle/AsianAmericanStories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle/AsianAmericanStories</a> to watch the video.

Ep251 - Abigail Hing Wen & Dani Melia | Crafting Asian American Stories

Lulu Wang

Dani Melia is an LA based producer. Her journey began with an internship at Big Beach where she eventually became an executive and worked on incredible films including Loving, Safety Not Guaranteed and The Kings of Summer. Dani developed and produced Lulu Wang’s critically-acclaimed feature The Farewell starring Awkwafina, which went on to receive nominations for the Gotham Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs, and won two Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Picture. A beautiful bond was born and in 2021, she founded film and television production company Local Time alongside Lulu. They aim to champion emerging storytellers and focus on narrative possibilities that can open audiences to new perspectives in storytelling. Local Time has a first look TV deal at Amazon Studios.  Dani is currently Executive Producing the Amazon drama series Expats, starring Nicole Kidman, based on the novel by Janice Y.K. Lee. A few takeaways from our chat include:   Navigating risk and trusting your gut   The magic of her partnership with Lulu​   Knowing when it’s time to leave a job  

Dani Melia is an LA based producer. Her journey began with an internship at Big Beach where she eventually became an executive and worked on incredible films including Loving, Safety Not Guaranteed and The Kings of Summer. Dani developed and produced Lulu Wang’s critically-acclaimed feature <a href="https://www.imdb.com/videoproembed/vi1239464985" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Farewell starring Awkwafina</a>, which went on to receive nominations for the Gotham Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs, and won two Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Picture. A beautiful bond was born and in 2021, she founded film and television production company Local Time alongside Lulu. They aim to champion emerging storytellers and focus on narrative possibilities that can open audiences to new perspectives in storytelling. Local Time has a first look TV deal at Amazon Studios.  Dani is currently Executive Producing the Amazon drama series Expats, starring Nicole Kidman, based on the novel by Janice Y.K. Lee. A few takeaways from our chat include: <ul> <li> Navigating risk and trusting your gut </li> <li> The magic of her partnership with Lulu​ </li> <li> Knowing when it’s time to leave a job </li> </ul>

Dani Melia - Producer of Lulu Wang's THE FAREWELL and Co-Founder of LOCAL TIME