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Premium AI Video & Imagery

Your story, told cinematically

Mission films and animated stories that make people feel why your company exists — produced with AI, directed with taste, never generic.

TL;DR

Sakaya creates cinematic and animated storytelling videos — and premium AI imagery — that tell your company’s mission or story. AI-produced and human-directed: premium work, never AI slop.

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What we make

What is premium AI video?

Storytelling that would usually take a large production budget, made possible with AI and held to a premium standard. Every frame is directed.

  • Cinematic mission films

    Film-quality storytelling that shows why your company exists and who it serves.

  • Animated stories

    Illustrated and animated pieces that make a complex idea or origin story simple and memorable.

  • Premium AI imagery

    On-brand stills and visual worlds for campaigns, decks and your website.

The standard

Directed, graded, cinematic

Every image on this website was produced the way we produce client work: written shot by shot, lit like a film, graded with intent. Dawn after rain, deep orange sunsets, city lights in the dark — each with its own look.

  • A mountain road through blossoming cherry trees in blue fog
  • A shaft of sunlight breaking through storm clouds over a green valley
  • Water droplets on cherry blossoms after rain
  • Cherry-blossom petals on wet asphalt reflecting orange lights

Selected work

The work

Our reel is shared on request.

We share our reel privately so we can show you the pieces most relevant to your story. Book a call and we’ll walk you through it.

A cinema camera on a tripod facing a mountain valley at golden hour

How we work

How does a Sakaya video come together?

In three stages: we find the story, agree on the script and visual direction, then produce and refine with you.

  1. Story

    Step 1: Find the story

    We start with your mission and the people you serve, and shape the one story worth telling.

  2. Direct

    Step 2: Script & visual direction

    Script, look and feel are agreed with you before anything is produced.

  3. Produce

    Step 3: Create & refine

    We produce with the best AI tools, directed by human taste, and refine with your feedback until it feels true.

In their words

Mission story video

“Eli worked with us leading development of a video telling our nonprofit development story. He was easy to work with and had great ideas about how we could increase the impact of the production. We were extremely pleased with the results and as we suggested changes he made our suggestions even better. He worked fast and was within budget. His knowledge of AI saved us time and budget besides making the project better. I would hire him again in a nanosecond!”

Brent — Director, Development, Faith Creators Alliance

What is premium AI video?

Premium AI video is cinematic or animated storytelling produced with AI tools and directed by people with taste — not generic, low-effort “AI slop.” Sakaya uses it to tell a company’s mission, origin or impact story in a way that would usually require a large production budget. We handle the concept, script, visual direction and edit, and revise with you until the story feels true to your brand. Faith Creators Alliance used it to tell their nonprofit development story.

How much does Sakaya cost?

Pricing is tailored to each company and shared on a discovery call. It depends on your size, how many departments are involved, and how much implementation and training you want us to handle. Consulting engagements start with a paid AI Opportunity Audit, followed by a monthly retainer if you continue. Speaker booking and AI video are scoped separately. On the call we will learn what you need and give you a clear proposal — no surprises.

Your next step

Let’s tell your story

Book a discovery call. Tell us what your company stands for, and we’ll show you how we’d bring it to the screen.