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Momoe Melon

ももえ めろん

Momoe Meron

Pen Names: Momoe Melon（Used as author/stage name）

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
New York, USA (residence/activities) → Daikanyama, Tokyo

Career

Occupations
Writer, Producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Editor
Active Years
1995-
Affiliations
Haretara Sora ni Mamemaite (livehouse, Daikanyama), DibiDibi News Paper (film criticism contributor), Weekly Friday (book review committee member, early 2012)

Education

Waseda University
Country: Japan
Columbia University
Graduate School, Film Program (M.F.A.) / Film Production (Directing, Screenwriting)
Degree: M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts)
Country: United States
Produced short films while enrolled; films were screened and won awards at various U.S. film festivals.

Awards

Random House Kodansha Newcomer Award (Excellence)
2009
Work: Omotesando Exit A4
Organization: Random House Kodansha
Result: 受賞
Los Angeles Indie Film/Video Festival — Award
Work: The Contingency
Organization: Los Angeles Indie Film/Video Festival
Result: 入賞
Las Vegas Independent International Film Festival — Award
Work: The Contingency
Organization: Las Vegas Independent International Film Festival
Result: 入賞
New York Independent International Film Festival — Award
Work: The Contingency
Organization: New York Independent International Film Festival
Result: 入賞
San Francisco International Student Film Festival — Award
Work: The Contingency
Organization: San Francisco International Student Film Festival
Result: 入賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Omotesando Exit A4

2009 Novel

Debut novel depicting urban life and youth culture around Omotesando.

urban lifeyouth cultureconsumer society

An Endless Game

Short film

Short film directed, written and edited by Momoe Melon; starring Rohan Quine.

human relationshipsloneliness

American Dreams

1998 Film

1998 film; wrote the screenplay and produced. Directed by Hidekazu Samei; starring Miho Nikaido and Daniel London.

American dreammigration and cross-cultural encounters

The Contingency

2001 Short film

2001 film directed, written and edited by Momoe Melon; screened and awarded at several U.S. indie film festivals.

contingencychoices and consequences

A Story Teller

2005 Short film

2005 film directed, written and edited by Momoe Melon.

Bibliography

  • Omotesando Exit A4
  • An Endless Game (short film)
  • American Dreams (1998, screenplay/producer)
  • The Contingency (2001, director/screenwriter/editor)
  • A Story Teller (2005, director/screenwriter/editor)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
urban, pop-influenced proseconversation-driven narrative
Recurring Motifs
urban spacememorymedia and the individual

Legacy

A multifaceted figure as novelist, filmmaker and livehouse producer, known for works focusing on urban and youth culture.

Archives

  • ISNI: 0000000376493748
  • VIAF: 253683031

Trivia

  • Wrote film criticism for the New York free paper "DibiDibi News Paper," whose illustrations were volunteered by artist Takashi Murakami.
  • Debut novel "Omotesando Exit A4" won the Random House Kodansha Newcomer Award (Excellence) in 2009 and was published.
  • Short films produced while at Columbia University were screened and awarded at several U.S. film festivals.