Meera Menon is an Indian–American director, writer, and editor. Her feature directorial debut, Farah Goes Bang,[1] screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and was awarded the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize by Tribeca and Vogue.[2] She currently resides in Los Angeles.[3]
Menon hails from Palakkad district of Kerala, India. Menon cited her father Vijayan, a film producer and a founder of Tara Arts, an English cultural ambassador for South India that showcases musicals and films,[3] as her earliest inspiration for filmmaking, using his camera to shoot films at a young age with her next-door neighbour.[4] Menon says while her parents encouraged her to pursue the arts, her father advised her to look at it as a hobby.[4]
Because of this way of thinking about film, Menon did not seriously consider filmmaking as a career until she attended Columbia University, and took classes that were taught by professional filmmakers.[4] Menon received a BA in English and Art History from Columbia, but while she was there, she began directing films and discovered a passion for the craft.[4] She went on to receive an MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[3]
Career
In 2009, Menon wrote and directed the short film Mark in Argentina, a story about a governor searching for his mistress in Argentina. However, it wasn't until Menon released her feature-length debut that she started to get a great deal of recognition from the media.
Menon's first full-length feature film, Farah Goes Bang, was described by Jennifer Mills as one that, "explores many genres: the road movie, the sexual coming of age movie, the political film, the buddy movie."[5] Menon co-wrote the film with Laura Goode, who also acted as a producer.[5] Not only did Menon win the Nora Ephron Prize for Farah Goes Bang, but the film also won awards at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and CAAMFest.[6][7]
In 2016, Menon also wrote and directed the short film The Press Conference for Refinery29's ShatterBox Anthology, a series of 12 shorts written and directed by women. The short premiered on Refinery29's website on 23 September 2016.[10]
She had also worked as a director on the TV series The Magicians for an episode in the third, and two in the fourth season.
^"Farah Goes Bang (2013)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^Dave McNary (25 April 2013). "Meera Menon Wins Inaugural Nora Ephron Prize at Tribeca". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^ abc"Filmmaker". Meera Menon. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^ abcd. Logger.believermag.com. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^ ab"'Farah Goes Bang' Director Meera Menon Talks About Her Fresh Take on The Road Movie | Tribeca". Tribecafilm.com. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^"Farah Goes Bang (2013) Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^Samantha Highfill (23 April 2013). "Tribeca Film Festival: Meera Menon wins Nora Ephron Prize". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^Dave McNary (17 March 2015). "Meera Menon to Direct Female-Driven Wall Street Drama for Broad Street Pictures". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^Chang, Justin. "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2016 Competition, Next Films". Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^"Meera Menon's Newest Film: The Press Conference". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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Meera Menon is an Indian American director writer and editor Her feature directorial debut Farah Goes Bang 1 screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and was awarded the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize by Tribeca and Vogue 2 She currently resides in Los Angeles 3 Meera MenonBornPalakkad Kerala IndiaOccupationsDirectorWriterEditorYears active2009 presentRelativesVijayan Menon film producer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditMenon hails from Palakkad district of Kerala India Menon cited her father Vijayan a film producer and a founder of Tara Arts an English cultural ambassador for South India that showcases musicals and films 3 as her earliest inspiration for filmmaking using his camera to shoot films at a young age with her next door neighbour 4 Menon says while her parents encouraged her to pursue the arts her father advised her to look at it as a hobby 4 Because of this way of thinking about film Menon did not seriously consider filmmaking as a career until she attended Columbia University and took classes that were taught by professional filmmakers 4 Menon received a BA in English and Art History from Columbia but while she was there she began directing films and discovered a passion for the craft 4 She went on to receive an MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts 3 Career EditIn 2009 Menon wrote and directed the short film Mark in Argentina a story about a governor searching for his mistress in Argentina However it wasn t until Menon released her feature length debut that she started to get a great deal of recognition from the media Menon s first full length feature film Farah Goes Bang was described by Jennifer Mills as one that explores many genres the road movie the sexual coming of age movie the political film the buddy movie 5 Menon co wrote the film with Laura Goode who also acted as a producer 5 Not only did Menon win the Nora Ephron Prize for Farah Goes Bang but the film also won awards at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and CAAMFest 6 7 In 2015 Menon directed the female driven Wall Street drama Equity 8 The film premiered in Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival 9 In 2016 Menon also wrote and directed the short film The Press Conference for Refinery29 s ShatterBox Anthology a series of 12 shorts written and directed by women The short premiered on Refinery29 s website on 23 September 2016 10 She had also worked as a director on the TV series The Magicians for an episode in the third and two in the fourth season Filmography EditYear Title Directors Writers Notes2009 Mark in Argentina Yes Yes2013 Farah Goes Bang Yes Yes Nominated Best Director Winter Film Awards Nominated Best Film Winter Film Awards Nominated Best Narrative Feature Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Nora Ephron Prize Tribeca Film Festival Best Feature San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival2016 Equity Yes NoThe Press Conference Yes YesTV series Year Title Directors Writers Notes2017 Blood Drive Yes No 2 episodesFear the Walking Dead Yes No episode This Land Is Your Land 2018 Titans Yes No episode Together GLOW Yes No episode The Good Twin The Man in the High Castle Yes No episode History Ends The Magicians Yes No 4 episodes2019 The Punisher Yes No episode The Abyss The Walking Dead Yes No episode Bounty The Terror Infamy Yes No episode My Perfect World You Yes No episode Farewell My Bunny Outlander Yes No 2 episodes2020 Dirty John Yes No episode The Turtle and the Alligator 2021 For All Mankind Yes No 2 episodes2022 Ms Marvel Yes No 2 episodes2022 Westworld Season 4 Yes No episode Metanoia References Edit Farah Goes Bang 2013 IMDb com Retrieved 2 January 2015 Dave McNary 25 April 2013 Meera Menon Wins Inaugural Nora Ephron Prize at Tribeca Variety Retrieved 2 January 2016 a b c Filmmaker Meera Menon 21 November 2013 Retrieved 2 January 2016 a b c d The Believer Logger Girls Behind The Camera An Interview with Meera Menon Girls Behind The Camera An Interview with Meera Logger believermag com 27 June 2013 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2 January 2016 a b Farah Goes Bang Director Meera Menon Talks About Her Fresh Take on The Road Movie Tribeca Tribecafilm com 8 April 2013 Retrieved 2 January 2016 Farah Goes Bang 2013 Awards IMDb com Retrieved 2 January 2015 Samantha Highfill 23 April 2013 Tribeca Film Festival Meera Menon wins Nora Ephron Prize Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 18 January 2016 Dave McNary 17 March 2015 Meera Menon to Direct Female Driven Wall Street Drama for Broad Street Pictures Variety Retrieved 2 January 2016 Chang Justin Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2016 Competition Next Films Retrieved 18 January 2016 Meera Menon s Newest Film The Press Conference Retrieved 28 December 2016 External links EditOfficial website Meera Menon at IMDb Elephant Shoes Pictures Interview with the Believer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meera Menon amp oldid 1111060713, wikipedia, wiki, 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