Filmmaker-Led Production Studio

Films for stories that need
to be felt, trusted,
and remembered.

Thirdline Visuals creates films for nonprofits, brands, artists, and cultural organizations — led by NYC filmmaker JB Sankara.

“We’re not interested in video that checks a box. We’re interested in film that changes the room.”
What We Make

The Filmmaker

JB Sankara
— Director, DP, Editor.

Jean-Baptiste Sankara works behind the camera as a director of photography, camera operator, editor, and producer — bringing a full range of craft to every project. He builds documentary-driven films for nonprofits, foundations, brands, and artists who have something real to say.

Currently Director of Photography and Co-Producer on Play It in Woo — a feature documentary about one of the first prominent Asian American musicians in R&B and funk.

Available to join your production as DP, director, or editor. Get in touch →

Full Bio
Selected credits A Peloton of One  ·  Pamanhikan  ·  The Antimatter Suite
JB Sankara — Filmmaker, Thirdline Visuals

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