Alissa Torvinen

K-12 : An eerily enchanting feature length musical film

“K-12” is a feature length musical film written by and starring Melanie Martinez to accompany her second studio album. The film, co-directed by Alissa with Melanie, follows Melanie’s character, Crybaby, as she navigates grade school – new friends, first crushes, magic, puberty and an evil teaching staff. The narrative is interwoven with 13 album tracks featuring dance sequences by choreographer Brian Friedman.