Melissa Nicolardi - Director, Producer, Editor
Melissa Nicolardi is a Brooklyn based filmmaker and media educator. Her work combines personal storytelling through an intimate connection with her characters, with journalistic research and reporting. Melissa has directed, produced and edited documentaries and educational pieces for American Public Television, CUNY TV, Human Rights Education Associates, and The News Literacy Project. The Pass It On Project is Melissa's first documentary feature.

Kalim Armstrong - Producer, Director of Photography
Kalim Armstrong is a Brooklyn based filmmaker drawn to stories of communities on the fringe of mainstream culture. His projects have taken him to the Norwegian mountains documenting soldiers training for winter combat and survival, through the city streets of NYC following bike messengers, and around the world filming behind the scenes content of the worlds most recognizable athletes and pop music icons. He is directing his first feature documentary, In the Woods, about a homeless community living in a tent city in New Jersey. He received his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA from Hunter College’s IMA program. He is an adjunct instructor at DCTV and John Jay College of Criminal Justice and currently creates documentary and branded content with HEIST.

As the son of two educators who have devoted their lives to trying to make the world a more understanding, equitable, and just place for all cultures and races – The Pass it On Project has a special significance.