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Melvonna Ballenger was born on 6 August, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, is a Melvonna Mel" Marie Ballenger was director, producer. Discover Melvonna Ballenger's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

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Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 6 August, 1954
Birthday 6 August
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date of death 25 June, 2003
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Nationality United States

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1954

Melvonna "Mel" Marie Ballenger (August 6, 1954 – June 25, 2003) was an American director, producer, and writer who created activist short films, known for her involvement in the L.A. Rebellion film movement.

She died at the age of 48 from breast cancer.

Ballenger was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

1960

The film uses a mix of original video and documentary footage from the 1960s to explore the impact of Eurocentric beauty standards on Black women.

John William mentioned Ballenger in his article, "Daughters of the Diaspora: A Filmography of Sixty-Five Black Women Independent Film- and Video-Makers".

Ballenger's student work at UCLA as part of the L.A. Rebellion helped her gain acknowledgment as an up-and-coming African American filmmaker.

1972

In 1972, she was selected to attend a high school workshop for Minority Broadcast Journalists hosted by University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri.

She attended Stephens College for women, also in Columbia, Missouri, before transferring to Howard University.

There, she studied broadcast journalism, worked at WHUR-FM, and earned a bachelor's degree in communications.

She moved to Los Angeles after graduating Howard and joined UCLA's M.F.A. program in film and television production.

1978

Ballenger's first film was Rain (Nyesha), which she directed in 1978 during her time at UCLA.

The film, which includes John Coltrane's song "After the Rain," depicts a typist who becomes increasingly politically empowered.

1982

It received an honorable mention at Los Angeles's Black Talkies on Parade festival in 1982.

Ballenger's film Nappy-Headed Lady, later renamed "Pigtail Blues", was mentioned by Star-Gazette newspaper as a "story of a black woman who changes her her hair style as she begins to appreciate her racial heritage".