Samiksha Thakur is an Indian-American writer-director whose work explores complexities of the human condition via adolescence, womanhood, and mental health as they function within social institutions. Founder of the female-forward production company Pretty Porcelain Pictures, Samiksha has successfully ran various crowdfunding campaigns and led her short films to a sundry of awards and Academy-Award qualifying film festivals. When she's not freelancing, you can catch her doing colorful winged eyeliners, trying new coffee shops alone, or eating sushi with friends.