BIOGRAPHIE

Rajendra Thakurathi is a Nepali writer, director and a recent MFA graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts. He likes telling meaningful stories that explore what it means to be human beings. His films have screened at Durban International Film Festival, Drama International Short Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner, among others. He is currently an Armed With a Camera Fellow for emerging Asian Pacific American media artists. The fellowship is supported by Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. He was a finalist in Project Greenlight’s music video competition last year. Two of his scripts have advanced to second round at Sundance Screenwriting Lab and he was featured as a “Filmmakers to Watch” in Cinephilia & Beyond. Thakurathi dreamed of being an astronaut when he was a kid, but became a filmmaker instead. Some of the most interesting jobs he’s done include steaming crabs at a sea food restaurant, traversing nooks and crannies of Iowa as a newspaper photographer and selling firecrackers on a July 4th. He likes telling good stories across genres and mediums and making people laugh. He recently interned at Pixar in their upcoming film. He also assisted on Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2. He has also created viral content at BuzzFeed before. He has also interned at New York Times.

FILMOGRAPHIE

• 2023 Impulses Director, Referent, Production, Sales, Script, Script, Script
• 2023 Camera Shy Director, Referent, Production, Sales, Script, Script, Script
• 2016 My Claire Director, Production, Referent