NEWS + INTERVIEWS
New York Times: MÚSICA review: “editor Melissa Kent…uses visual stunts to pull us in to the act of creation.”
Variety: MÚSICA review: “Rhythmic playfulness seeps into Melissa Kent’s snappy editing.”
Awards Radar: Editor Melissa Kent on Seeing Music with ‘Música’
ProductionHUB: “The artistry of editing plays a pivotal role in weaving together Música’s dynamic narrative.”
No Film School: OP-ED: Editing Música, A Non-Musical Musical
Immersive Media: “Melissa Kent crafts [Música] with an absolulte sense of clarity and cleanliness.”
Post Magazine: MÚSICA: Melissa Kent Edits Amazon Prime’s Coming-of-Age Romantic Comedy
Variety: Women Create Art in Tandem: Melissa Kent & Kerry Washington
Los Angeles Times: THE INTRUDER review: …with an edit by Melissa Kent that—there’s no other way to say it—absolutely rips.
Lunacy (USC): THE CUT, THE PACE, AND THE SCORE: Editor Melissa Kent on Finding a Film’s Sound
Art of the Cut: With Melissa Kent on editing Traffik
Lunacy (USC): Career Insight from editor Melissa Kent
CineMontage: Editing the Images and Sounds of American Pastoral
ATÔD Magazine: “Melissa Kent has gained recognition as an editor with complete and utter precision and heart.”
Below The Line News: "In CAPTIVE, Kent enhanced the dramatic tension with an editorial approach that is deliberate, but understated."
Women and Hollywood: Guest Post—How I Went from Editor to Director
Indie Entertainment Magazine: Bernie and Rebecca screens at the prestigious Cleveland International Film Festival.
Indie Shorts Mag: "Bernie and Rebecca forged an indelible memory in the hearts of its viewers."
Blazing Minds: Melissa Kent's directorial debut given Award of Excellence + Exclusive Interview
Top 10 Films UK: “Bernie and Rebecca gave Kent the scope to challenge herself behind the camera...to showcase her potential as a multifaceted filmmaker."
Culture War Reporters: Bernie and Rebecca and Melissa Kent: On Her Directorial Debut, Its Creation, And More to Come
PODCASTS
Art of the Frame Podcast: Editing with MÚSICA editor Melissa Kent
Art of the Cut Podcast: Melissa Kent discusses MÚSICA
Hollywood Editing Mentor Panel: Discussions about their projects submitted for 2024 Emmys consideration
Post Production Club (YouTube): Melissa Kent takes us behind the scenes of MÚSICA
LA Talk Radio: Sam and Tory in the Morning talk to filmmaker Melissa Kent. Interview starts at 12:40
SHORT-FILM REVIEWS
One Film Fan: "Melissa Kent delivers a scarily accurate, bitingly satiric dramedy."
The London Tree: Melissa Kent's Directorial Debut Selected for Oscar-Qualifying LA Shorts Fest
The Critical Critics: "...the human experience as comically complex as it is dramatically daring."
All Things Movies UK: "Bernie and Rebecca is honestly one of the best shorts out there."
Indie Shorts Mag: "That one conversation, that one moment, that one individual in whose company life would seem worth reliving every moment."
Culture War Reporters: "Bernie and Rebecca is a work that takes the wonder and the ‘what ifs’ of any budding relationship as far as they can possibly go.”
The Movie Waffler: “...both funny and moving. A heartfelt and clever short that offers thoughtful meditation on the nature of time and love.”