San Francisco native Michael Melendy is a creative powerhouse, excelling as a director, DP, video editor, and photographer with over 20 years of experience. On Hollywood Today, he shares travel documentaries that inspire, earning millions of views and 50,000+ subscribers. His directing shines in Welcome Home, a 12-episode series for Rolling Out, an iconic African-American brand, featuring raw interviews with ex-inmates. Melendy heads content for the Black Music Action Coalition, directing cinematic award show packages, and helms Dina Lapolt’s podcast video direction. He once interviewed A-listers like Oprah Winfrey and Tom Cruise as a journalist, fueling Hollywood Today’s content. Beyond YouTube, he shoots magazine covers and teaches photography to LA youth. Subscribe to HollywoodToday for stories that matter!