FILM
w.i.l.s.d.m
An award-winning short film written and directed by Chloe Owens and produced by Merika Andrade and Sarah Marie McGovern, "W.I.L.S.D.M." explores the age-old locker-room stereotype: that all a woman needs in life is a big man to satisfy her physically.
Merika managed the production lifecycle of "W.I.L.S.D.M.," overseeing pre-production, production, and post-production stages. Responsibilities during post-production included script supervision, casting, on-set management, location scouting, as well as filming behind-the-scenes content for post-production.
Currently, Merika works on post-production through website design and management, as well as attending and promoting at film festivals, filming content for social media, creating media/press kits, and conducting press outreach.
The film’s website WILSDM.com is designed and maintained by Merika.
Live News
The following international live-streams were produced by Merika Andrade and published by Happs news.
All streams can be found at https://twitter.com/HappsNews.
Hong Kong democracy movement
Millions in Hong Kong have been demanding democracy from their government since the summer of 2019. The movement was sparked by a constitutional amendment allowing Hong Kong citizens to be extradited to mainland China. Although the bill has been withdrawn, protesters refuse to back down until all of their demands are met.
The following news coverage of the democracy movement in Hong Kong was produced by Merika Andrade. This included call-sheets, casting, research, factoids, writing, budgeting, copy editing, and occasional directing and hosting.
Over 20 streams were produced by Merika on this movement and can be found at https://twitter.com/HappsNews.
NASA’s first ever all-female spacewalk
In October of 2019, astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch replaced a power controller outside the International Space Center completing NASA’s first ever all-female spacewalk. Happs news live-streamed the historic event with multiple space enthusiasts and a research associate from NASA to provide commentary for viewers.
The stream was produced by Merika Andrade and included call-sheets, casting, research, factoids, writing, budgeting, and copy editing.
Extinction rebellion: uk
In October 2019, Extinction Rebellion and allied movements gathered in major cities across the globe for a two week disruption in hopes of bringing awareness on criminal inaction on the climate and Ecological Crisis. Happs was live in central London bringing viewers into the middle of the demonstrations, speaking with protesters and witnessing arrests.
The stream was produced by Merika Andrade this included call-sheets, casting, research, factoids, writing, budgeting, copy editing and hosting.
UK general elections
On December 12th, 2019, Happs news covered the UK general election. Journalists, community members and election officials reported from multiple parties giving viewers an insight on the events and speaking with voters before and after results were released.
The stream was produced by Merika Andrade and included call-sheets, casting, research, factoids, writing, budgeting, and copy editing.
Latin America Protests
On December 1, 2019, thousands of protesters across Latin America took to the streets with pots and pans ‘cacerolazo’ in unification against governments across the region. Happs live streamed the concurrent events and spoke with protesters in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico.
The stream was produced by Merika Andrade and included call-sheets, casting, research, factoids, writing, budgeting, and copy editing.
Bas Timmer - ShelterSuit
Dutch fashion designer Bas Timmer created the Sheltersuit in 2012 after his friend’s father, who was homeless, died of hypothermia. The suit, designed for the homeless, is made of recycled materials and put together by his team, which includes both volunteers and paid refugee employees. Happs news lived streamed from the Sheltersuit factory in the Netherlands where Timmer gave viewers an inside look into how things are done.
The stream was produced by Merika and included call-sheets, casting, research, factoids, writing, budgeting, and copy editing.