Directing
Mrugesh Thakor
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Directing
Credits
5 titles
Mrugesh Thakor is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, and editor born in India. His films have screened at CineYouth by Academy Award-qualifying Chicago International Film Festival, Canadian Screen Award-qualifying New York Shorts International Film Festival, the International Film Festival of South Asia Toronto, and others. He holds a BFA in Film from Pratt Institute and is a former Gotham Film & Media Career Development Program fellow and a First Run Fellow. Growing up between two cultures, he developed a sensitivity to the quiet forces that shape identity. Influenced by filmmakers such as Yasujirō Ozu and Edward Yang, his work combines poetic, observational realism with stillness, intimac…
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NRWhen Sara and Samar return to their coastal Indian hometown for their grandfather’s funeral, the siblings drift through quiet rituals and the lingering presence of a man they barely knew. As life carries on around them, they begin to see the family, the town, and the futures chosen for them.
How to Feed a Soul
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9.016 year old violin protege Buddy heals himself and the people around him through his music, against all odds.
Anatomy of a Healer
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7.0Smar, a young Indian immigrant, is thrust into a harsh American city after a freak accident. Caught between vivid memories of home and the brutal present, he's haunted by a childhood myth of a 10-headed demon. As memories, myth, and reality intertwine, Smar scavenges to survive and clings to his fading art. He spirals into a surreal journey through identity, faith, and the complexity of the American dream.
Color of God
2025
Behind the camera
NRWhen Sara and Samar return to their coastal Indian hometown for their grandfather’s funeral, the siblings drift through quiet rituals and the lingering presence of a man they barely knew. As life carries on around them, they begin to see the family, the town, and the futures chosen for them.
How to Feed a Soul
—
NRWhen Sara and Samar return to their coastal Indian hometown for their grandfather’s funeral, the siblings drift through quiet rituals and the lingering presence of a man they barely knew. As life carries on around them, they begin to see the family, the town, and the futures chosen for them.
How to Feed a Soul
—
9.016 year old violin protege Buddy heals himself and the people around him through his music, against all odds.
Anatomy of a Healer
—
7.0Smar, a young Indian immigrant, is thrust into a harsh American city after a freak accident. Caught between vivid memories of home and the brutal present, he's haunted by a childhood myth of a 10-headed demon. As memories, myth, and reality intertwine, Smar scavenges to survive and clings to his fading art. He spirals into a surreal journey through identity, faith, and the complexity of the American dream.
Color of God
2025
7.0Smar, a young Indian immigrant, is thrust into a harsh American city after a freak accident. Caught between vivid memories of home and the brutal present, he's haunted by a childhood myth of a 10-headed demon. As memories, myth, and reality intertwine, Smar scavenges to survive and clings to his fading art. He spirals into a surreal journey through identity, faith, and the complexity of the American dream.
Color of God
2025