Melissa Saucedo González has been selected by Hunter College for special recognition at Hunter’s commencement ceremony on January 21st. She was nominated by Reiko Tahara, who provided Melissa with crucial guidance when she began exploring issues of pre-partum depression first in writing and then in what would become her moving thesis film, “Before David.” Melissa thanks her Professors: Reiko Tahara, Kelly Anderson and Andrew Lund for their support and guidance on her thesis.