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MARS CHRONICLES

Thoughts, Stories & Tales
From the beautiful insanity of a #writerslife & #filmmakerslife,
to the little things that spark imagination, passion, and humor…
[Written By Melissa Mars]

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5 films made with iPhones including by Oscar-Winning Directors!
The Sign was shot entirely on an iPhone—joining a growing list of bold, creative works by filmmakers, including Oscar-winning directors like Sean Baker, Steven Soderbergh, and Danny Boyle...

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16 minutes ago2 min read


Behind the Scenes of a Film Festival World Premiere in 2025
Seeing The Sign on the big screen for the first time was an honor! Excitement quickly turned into panic—Did I send the final..[Read more...]

melissamars
Apr 33 min read


My First In Person Event Since Covid Started was at Garden State Film Festival 2022
That was going to be my first red carpet in years! Dressing up was a game I hadn't played for so long. Ugh!!! [Read more...]

melissamars
May 28, 20225 min read


What E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial did to me...
E.T The Extra-Terrestrial influenced me as an artist even more than I thought! In my concerts, my movie poster, Love Machine [Read more...]

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Aug 26, 20213 min read


A tour inside Cannes’ Palais des Festivals…
Now that Cannes has closed its doors and the hallways of the Palais are empty… how about I give you a little tour inside… [Read more...]

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Jul 18, 20212 min read


Climbing the famous steps of Cannes’ Red Carpet...
... in a period dress! With the cast of “Mozart L'Opera Rock” for the glamorous French NRJ Music Awards!... [Read more...]

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Jul 17, 20213 min read


Post-Apocalypse
For a Sunday afternoon, New-York City looked like a sci-fi / apocalypse film set... Fascinating. Inspiring. And also scary... [See More...]

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Jun 23, 20211 min read


Happy Father’s Day to all the unloved-by-their-father Daughters, Sons and Non-Binary…
Father’s Day can be empowering. I want to wish a Happy Day to everyone whose relationship with their father is “broken”... [Read more...]

melissamars
Jun 20, 20213 min read


My Action Reel
A memory popped up on my Facebook, reminding me that 9 years ago I was getting my orange belt in Krav Maga, I had no action.. [Read More...]

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Jun 18, 20212 min read


My Drama... Reel
For your consideration.
NY based & Vaccinated.
What’s next? Drama, Action, Dramedy, SF?... [Watch now...]

melissamars
May 12, 20211 min read


Covid Vaccine ✅
It belongs to us to make it a new era, where wearing a mask is like putting the belt on when we get in a car... [Read more...]

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Apr 2, 20212 min read


Happy World Theater Day
For this special world celebration, I can’t not bring up my favorite role, one that lived with me, in me over 3 years [Read more...]

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Mar 28, 20212 min read


And the Runner-up is...
The Last Touch won Best Social Distanced Production Runner Up at MiScifi. The irony is that I didn't know how prescient... [Read more...]

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Mar 25, 20212 min read


Hate is a Virus… Choose Love
The beauty of our world is the diversity it offers, we can travel with our heart, and let the different cultures travel... [Read more...]

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Mar 21, 20212 min read


And the winner is...
I am honored to announce that The Last Touch wins Best Scifi Short Film at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival 2021! [Read more...]

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Mar 14, 20212 min read


International Premiere!
I am very excited to have The Last Touch opening today at the MISCIFI and available for viewing until March 14... [Read more...]

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Mar 12, 20211 min read


The Last Touch on the big screen!
And while I couldn’t make it there, my “baby” was played on a big screen and it really feels as if it took its first steps... [Read more...]

melissamars
Mar 10, 20213 min read


First shot!
Covid vaccine is not a political act. It is not a religious act. It’s a collective act against one enemy. Let's beat this... [Read more...]

melissamars
Mar 7, 20212 min read


Almost Booked it
One of the #actorslife traditions is to celebrate our bookings with the community in a post called “Booked it” and [Read more...]

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Mar 2, 20213 min read


Creativity in the kitchen...
What was left to do in these covid-stay-at-home times?…Cooking! That’s how I transferred my creativity... in the kitchen. [Read more...]

melissamars
Feb 21, 20212 min read


Army of Love, animation musical tale
Follow these mini-cloned soldiers of love, in the quest of Ox and Xo, frozen in their love story... [Read more]

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Feb 14, 20212 min read


3 years ago...
This memory post is particularly close to my heart because you really never know the power of social media until you see it... [Read more]

melissamars
Jan 28, 20213 min read


Bye bye 2020
2020... It feels like the whole world is relieved to let you go.
But despite all that happened, I want to take a moment [Read more]

melissamars
Jan 15, 20214 min read
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