Melissa Byrne

Movies

Life Is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning
Co-Producer
If history is written by the victors, where does that leave those who were never allowed to be part of the game? A collective of queer athletes enters the Olympic Stadium in Athens and sets out to honour those who were excluded from standing on the winners’ podium. They meet Amanda Reiter, a trans* marathon runner who has to struggle with the prejudices of sports organisers, and Annet Negesa, a 800m runner who was urged by the international sports federations to undergo hormone-altering surgery. Together they create a radical poetic utopia far from the rigid gender rules found in competitive sports.
Brat
Producer
Young single-mom Mia struggles with the criticism and prejudice against her in the village. When she realises that her son is also suffering, she becomes a lioness.
Summer Hit
Producer
Laia and Emil are enjoying their semester abroad in Munich. While Laia feels perfectly fine just having sex with Emil, his profession of deeper feelings puts her on the defensive.