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EMAIL: mayamendonca101@gmail.com

Heyo! I'm Maya.

Growing up in Brooklyn, NY with Saturday morning cartoons, movies, video-games, and a family full of personalities, they all inspired me to pursue animation. Although I didn't quite know how animation was made, I still told stories through doodles, comics, and a bunch of stick figure flipnotes.

Over time, animation became my diary. Through my own experiences and observations of people around me, I use that to bring sincerity in characters and make people feel emotionally connected throughout each pose, each moment, each story.

In 2020, I received a student Oscar - Academy Award for my thesis film “Hamsa”. I’ve also freelanced for Adult Swim, Nickelodeon, Hornet, and Cartoon Network; I learned so much from each studio. Recently, I finished season 7/8 of Blaze & The Monster Machines as a senior animator. Currently, I am an animator at Sony Imageworks.

My next step in life is to continue growing in feature film and take my family to the movies I work on. I’m also interested in teaching when the time is right :)

When I’m not animating I’m DJing, taking film pics, chilling with fam/friends, or catching up on shows. I’m a BIG fan of corny jokes, anime, soccer, video-games, and anything Spider-Man related.

RESUME

Student Academy Awards — Oscars

“And that’s what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. If I can achieve that, it’s pretty spectacular.”

— Viola Davis