Mrugesh Thakor is a Brooklyn based Indian American writer, director, producer, editor. He is currently pursuing a BFA in film at Pratt Institute. His films have been recognized at the Canadian Screen Award Qualifying New York Shorts International Film Festival, International Film Festival of South Asia Toronto, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, and others. Currently, he is working on his thesis film. He is also in the festival circuit for his film Color of God, which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and edited in 2025. Before Color of God, he directed other narrative and documentary shorts, commercials, and music videos. For summer 2024, he was selected as a scholar of the Gotham Film and Media Career Development Program, where he received guidance as he developed Color of God. Growing up between two cultures, he became deeply sensitive to the nuances that shape identity, which his films explore through poetic realism and intimate yet objective storytelling. He is drawn to themes of the immigrant journey, the quiet struggles of coming of age and searching for purpose, love, and belonging, He explores the fascinating ways people and places intersect, and through layered portraits of generational and cultural nuances, he captures the human condition with honesty. more...