Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda is an engineer-turned-filmmaker from India. He is currently studying and practicing film at the University of Texas at Austin, as part of their MFA program in Film & Media Production. His short documentary The Bubbleman premiered at SXSW Denius Longhorn Showcase in 2019, and has played at many festivals. He strives to tell stories that demand an urgent conversation and seeks to engage with people, places and communities that are slowly disappearing. Through cinema, he aims to affirm their existence by preserving their lives and memories. He is a recipient of the prestigious President's Award for Global Learning for his upcoming Untitled VR Thesis Film. He is also a recipient of the Austin Film Society Grant, and a nominee of the Kodak Cinematography Grant for his pre-thesis film, Testimony of Ana.