I am Mrugesh Thakor, A Brooklyn based Indian American writer, director, producer, editor. I am currently pursuing a BFA in film at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn.

I am interested in telling stories about the oneness of the world with a special focus on promoting South Asian representation in film, especially through magical realism in order to reflect the complex beauty of the immigrant experience. My films have been recognized at the Indian Independent Film Festival, the New York Odessey Film Festival, and the New York Lift-Off Film Festival.

Currently, I am starting the festival circuit for my film Color of God, that I wrote, directed, co-produced, and edited in 2024. This film was shot across locations in India and USA, and brought together two units of wonderful artists in both countries. Before Color of God, I directed some less elaborate narrative and documentary shorts, commercials, and a music video.

For summer 2024 I was selected as a scholar of the Gotham Film and Media Career Development Program, where I recieved guidance as I developed Color of God. I am also a film production and distribution intern at First Run Features and a video editor at Vinyl Foote Productions as well as other clients in a freelance capacity.

At Pratt, I was a video producer for Pratt Sidelights+ and a film studio monitor & mentor for Pratt film/video. I was also a film production intern for Midnight Media & Misha Calvert.