ABOUT ME:
Boston born and New York City based, Demauni Sankey is an multidisciplinary filmmaker and artist. He studied at the Cooper Union school of Art and works various roles on post production for live-action and animated works. In animation his roles include art direction, background painting, compositing and 3D animation. His roles on live action projects include visual effects, compositing, retouching, and color grading. Demauni’s practice centers around beauty as a quality of ideation beyond aesthetics. He believes that art cultivates culture and he seeks to move culture forward with his exploration and communication of beauty and visual language. His eye for aesthetics and cinematography have been influenced by works such as Tekkonkinkreet, Kung-Fu Hustle, Brother Bear and The Mask of Zorro. In his free time Demauni enjoys collecting vinyl records, playing guitar and watching Wuxia movies.