Michael Melski
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May 19, 1969
- Playwright
- filmmaker
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| Born | Michael Andrew Melski May 19, 1969 |
| Died | July 18, 2025 (aged 56) |
| Alma mater | Canadian Film Centre |
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| Years active | 1995–2020 |
Michael Andrew Melski (May 19, 1969 – July 18, 2025) was a Canadian playwright and filmmaker from Sydney, Nova Scotia.[1]
Melski was born in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, on May 19, 1969.[2]
Melski studied screenwriting at the Canadian Film Centre in the 1990s,[3] with his early screenplays including the films Mile Zero[4] and Touch & Go.[5]
Career
Melski began his career as a playwright.[6] His plays Heartspent and Black Silence were published in book form in 1996, as the two-play volume Blood on Steel.[7] He ultimately became best known for his 1995 play Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad, which was widely produced across Canada.[8]
Melski's other plays included The Fly Fisher's Companion,[9] and Miles from Home.[10]
Melski released Growing Op, his debut film as a director, in 2008.[11] He followed up in 2013 with Charlie Zone.[12]
In 2016, Melski released the documentary film Perfume War,[13] and in 2019 he released his final narrative feature film, The Child Remains.[14] His 2020 documentary film Rare Bird Alert was broadcast by CBC Television in 2020 as an episode of CBC Docs POV.[15]
Throughout his career, Melski also served as an artist in residence for various theatre companies, including the Shaw Festival, Neptune Theatre and Eastern Front Theatre.[16]