Melissa Davey

The website and blog of documentary filmmaker Melissa Davey, who left a corporate career to make her first film at 65. Her work — including Beyond Sixty and Climbing Into Life — celebrates women thriving past sixty. The blog shares reflections on filmmaking, aging, and living a passionate second half of life.

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