About

Merivelle is an American director, writer and actor of Greek heritage, whose work explores emotional realism. Restrained performance, character first.

At nineteen she became one of the youngest filmmakers selected for the Beverly Hills Film Festival. She wrote and directed The Sitdown that same year, and it went on to win Best Student Film there in 2025.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Merivelle was exposed to the industry early. Her grandparents are Lou Antonio and Lane Bradbury; growing up she often visited The Actor Studio and watched her grandfather direct on the set of Boston Legal.

She studied film at the School of Visual Arts in New York, transferred to Loyola Marymount University for screenwriting, and returned to Los Angeles to train in Lee Strasberg's Method at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She joined the Actors Studio Directors Unit in 2023 and works under her company, Meraki Pictures.

Black and white portrait of Merivelle, one hand in her hair, looking to camera.
2020 — 2025

Awards

2025

The Sitdown

2025
  1. WinnerBeverly Hills Film Festival — Best Student Film
  2. WinnerLondon International Filmmakers Festival — Best Student Film
  3. FinalistIndependent Short Awards — Best Student Short
2023

Opa

2023
  1. WinnerLA Sun Film Fest — Best Student Film
  2. WinnerBirasamunda International Film Awards — Best Student Short
  3. WinnerStudent & Young Artist Feedback Festival — Best Direction, Short Under 10 min
  4. FinalistGolden Short Film Festival — Best Actress (Willa Jane Shaw)
  5. Semi-FinalistIndieX Film Fest — Best Short Script
  6. Semi-FinalistParis International Short Festival — Best Student Short
  7. Semi-FinalistParis Lady MovieMaker Festival — Best Student Short
2023

Codependent on Desire

2023
  1. Official SelectionBeverly Hills Film Festival
  2. WinnerToronto Indie Shorts — Best Actress
  3. BronzeIndependent Shorts Awards — Best Female Student Director
  4. Semi-FinalistBerlin Shorts Award — Best Micro Film
  5. Honorable MentionIndependent Shorts Awards — Best Short Script
  6. Honorable MentionIndependent Shorts Awards — Best Actress
  7. Honorable MentionIndieX Film Fest — Best Microfilm
  8. NomineeIndieX Film Fest — Best Female Student Director, Best Actress
2021

When I Met Mia

2021
  1. GoldIndependent Shorts Awards — Best Young Filmmaker
  2. SilverIndependent Shorts Awards — Best Student Director / Female
  3. WinnerTop Shorts — Best Young Filmmaker
  4. Award of MeritThe IndieFest Film Awards — Film Short
  5. Honorable MentionLos Angeles Film Awards — Best Microfilm
  6. Honorable MentionIndependent Shorts Awards — Best Microfilm
  7. Semi-FinalistSan Francisco ArtHouse Short Festival — Best Student Short
2020

First Gig

2020
  1. PlatinumIndependent Short Awards — Best Young Filmmaker
  2. Award of RecognitionThe IndieFest Awards — Young Filmmaker
  3. Award of RecognitionThe IndieFest Awards — Women Filmmakers (Student)
  4. Honorable MentionIndieX Film Fest — Young Filmmaker (Female)