Meera Menon

Meera Menon is an American director, writer, and editor. Her feature directorial debut, Farah Goes Bang, screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and was awarded the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize by Tribeca and Vogue. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, cinematographer Paul Gleason.

Early life and education Menon‘s family is from 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, Menon says while her parents encouraged her to pursue the arts, her father advised her to look at it as a hobby. Menon co-wrote the film with Laura Goode, who also acted as a producer.

In 2015, Menon directed the female-driven Wall Street drama Equity. The film premiered in Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

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 on 23 September 2016.

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.

Syfy reported in 2022, Menon would direct a film based on Naomi Novik's best-selling Young Adult fantasy A Deadly Education, in development by Mandeville Films as part of a series bought by Universal Hollywood.

Her zombie film, Didn't Die, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography Film Year TitleDirectorWriterNotes 2009 Mark in Argentina 2013 Farah Goes Bang 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 Festival 2016 Equity The Press Conference 2025 Didn't Die

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