Farah Goes Bang
Farah Goes Bang
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1h 32m
Tribeca Film Festival Winner
Garden State Film Festival Winner
A road-trip comedy that centers on Farah, a twenty-something woman who tries to lose her virginity while campaigning for John Kerry in 2004. Farah and her friends K.J. and Roopa follow the campaign trail to Ohio, seizing this charged moment in their lives and the life of their country.
Directed By: Meera Menon
Written By: Meera Menon, Laura Goode
Starring: Nikohl Boosheri, Kandis Erickson, Kiran Deol and Michael Steger
Director Biography - Meera Menon
Meera Menon's feature directorial debut, FARAH GOES BANG, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was awarded the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize by Tribeca/Vogue. The film also won the best narrative feature at CAAMFest, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, and the Austin Asian American Film Festival. Menon was also showcased in Glamour magazine's "35 women under 35 running Hollywood," and she was selected as a fellow at 20th Century Fox's Global Directors Initiative. Her second feature, Broad Street Pictures female driven Wall Street drama EQUITY, starring Anna Gunn and James Purefoy, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. She received her BA in English and Art History from Columbia University, and her MFA from USC's School of Cinematic Arts.
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Tribeca Film Festival Winner
Garden State Film Festival Winner
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Winner
CAAMFest WinnerA road-trip comedy that centers on Farah, a twenty-something woman who tries to lose her virginity while campaigning for John Kerry in 2004. Farah and her friends ...
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Curator's Note - "Farah Goes Bang"
A story about sisterhood, sex, and politics, Farah Goes Bang might just be the movie you're looking for, so let me tell you why you should watch it.
~Melissa