When I was in film school at USC, I wrote my thesis script about a woman on Wall Street - specifically a woman who used to work at Morgan Stanley, sort of based on her life. Through that process, I did some research.
I applied [to film school] figuring, "I need to find some structure for myself. I need to find a way to figure out what kind of filmmaker I want to b… - Meera Menon
I applied [to film school] figuring, "I need to find some structure for myself. I need to find a way to figure out what kind of filmmaker I want to b…
- Meera Menon
It is my sense of exclusion from representation that made me want to be a part of figuring out if we could make a difference. - Meera Menon
It is my sense of exclusion from representation that made me want to be a part of figuring out if we could make a difference.
When I was a teenager, I thought I wanted to be an actor. I worked on an Indian soap opera that was my first exposure to production. But I quickly be… - Meera Menon
When I was a teenager, I thought I wanted to be an actor. I worked on an Indian soap opera that was my first exposure to production. But I quickly be…
When I got into film school, it really formed a sense of who I am and my sense of feeling like an outsider. If there was some greater purpose to do t… - Meera Menon
When I got into film school, it really formed a sense of who I am and my sense of feeling like an outsider. If there was some greater purpose to do t…
I think it was the same thing that really makes the premise of this film [Women of Wall Street] compelling: the idea of a woman negotiating issues ar… - Meera Menon
I think it was the same thing that really makes the premise of this film [Women of Wall Street] compelling: the idea of a woman negotiating issues ar…
Find other women to make movies with that have a shared bottom line. I did that with my first film and found an incredible partner in the inimitable … - Meera Menon
Find other women to make movies with that have a shared bottom line. I did that with my first film and found an incredible partner in the inimitable …
You don't necessarily need to go to film school to learn that part of it. But what I valued was that it gives you that incubation and time to figure … - Meera Menon
You don't necessarily need to go to film school to learn that part of it. But what I valued was that it gives you that incubation and time to figure …
I spent a year and a half working for an art fair. I worked as a post-production assistant for a documentary film company for a while. Then I worked … - Meera Menon
I spent a year and a half working for an art fair. I worked as a post-production assistant for a documentary film company for a while. Then I worked …
Through this experience [of makimg movies], I recognized what an extraordinary set of personality traits it takes to be able to succeed in that world… - Meera Menon
Through this experience [of makimg movies], I recognized what an extraordinary set of personality traits it takes to be able to succeed in that world…
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