FARAH GOES BANG

‘Farah Goes Bang’ Director Meera Menon Talks About Her Fresh Take on The Road Movie: Tribeca Film Festival

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In her first in-depth interview about her film ‘Farah Goes Bang,’ director/co-writer Meera Menon explores ethnic, political and feminine identities in Bush-era America.

Tribeca: Farah Goes Bang explores so many different genres: the road movie, the sexual coming of age movie, the political film, the buddy movie. Tell us how you decided to tell this story.

Meera Menon: Telling a story about a woman coming of age sexually in her twenties and telling a story about the 2004 election were two concepts that did arise independent of one another, but (co-writer and producer) Laura Goode and I quickly realized that setting the two stories beside one another could be really funny, and that the two journeys could inform each other’s progress in a clever way. The buddy movie aspect is a product of two things that developed as we went along- my friendship with Laura as it was reflected in the writing process, and the very real sense of intimacy developed between the three actresses during filming.

Meet The Tribeca Filmmakers #10: Meera Menon Creates A Picture of Idealized Youth and Female Friendship in ‘Farah Goes Bang’

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After her family immigrated to the U.S. from India in the 1970s, Meera Menon split her time between Indian dance concerts, the mall and filming her friends in the backyard with her father’s camcorders. She grew up in a house of artistsand now with “Farah Goes Bang,” has finally finished her first feature film in the form of an extremely personal ode to adventurous youth.

What it’s about: ”FARAH GOES BANG is a road movie about a young woman in her early twenties hitting the campaign trail for John Kerry in 2004 with two of her best friends. Along the way, and encouraged by her friends, she tries to lose her long lingering virginity. FGB is a valentine to the adventure of youth, female friendship, and political idealism.”

HOT TRIBECA TRAILER: FGB on Deadline.com

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EXCLUSIVE: Nikohl Boosheri (Circumstance) stars in writer-director Meera Menon’s debut feature as a young woman who hits the road with girlfriends to stump for John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. Along the way, Farah hopes to lose her virginity. The coming-of-age road movie premieres at Tribeca on April 19. Laura Goode produced and co-scripted with Menon, with Kandis Erickson, Kiran Deol, and Michael Steger co-starring. Here’s the film’s trailer:

Late Bloomer

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New Year’s Eve

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Carpet Burn

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Pretending

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Redefining Virginity

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Crowdfunded Cinema: ‘All That Remains,’ ‘Afghanistan,’ ‘We Grew Up Here’ & More

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Why It Should Be Kickstarted: It’s a curious choice of setting, but also a fun twist on the typical coming of age story of sexual awareness. It’s also refreshing that a story dealing with female sexuality would have driven, intellectual characters…..

Faster Times: Faster Filmmaker Q&A: “Farah Goes Bang” Writer-Producer Laura Goode on Building a Woman-Powered Business Partnership, Seizing Destiny, and, um, Swiping the V-card

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