Ajinkya Hukerikar is a New York-based filmmaker working at the intersection of storytelling and emerging technology. At 16, his short "The Trek" earned a Special Mention Jury Award at the International Children's Film Festival of India (2013). An NYU alumnus, Ajinkya has worked with acclaimed filmmakers including M.M. Serra, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sultan Sharrief, Toni Dove, and Terence Nance. Currently at Zero Density, he consults clients across the US and Canada while working at the forefront of Virtual Production workflows. His films tell stories from diverse cultural perspectives, finding the shared humanity in different communities and backgrounds. He is currently developing projects that explore new forms of cinematic storytelling and expand the ways audiences experience film.