Deli Luhukay

Lahir dan besar di sekitar bilangan Jalan Ratulangi, Makassar sebagai bagian dari diaspora Maluku generasi ke lima di kota ini. Ia sempat belajar seluk-beluk multimedia di STIKOM Surabaya selama 4 semester, dan kembali ke Makassar bekerja paruh waktu di bidang multimedia sebagai pengarah, editor, perancang grafis, animator, dan cameraman. Karya-karyanya antar lain berupa video music dari band indie Makassar seperti The Hotdogs dan TOD. Pada 2012 ia berpartisipasi dalam South East Asian Screen Academy (SEAscreen) yang diselenggarakan di Makassar. Selama 3 tahun terakhir, ia mulai meriset secara independen perihal diaspora Maluku di Sulawesi Selatan yang rencananya akan ia kembangkan sebagai proyek jangka panjang yang menjangkau tempat-tempat lain di Indonesia di mana orang-orang Maluku bisa ditemui. Hasil-hasil dari riset ini akan dikembangkan dalam bentuk karya-karya film dokumenter maupun karya-karya multimedia lainnya.

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He was born and raised around Jalan Ratulangi, Makassar, as part of the fifth generation of Maluku diaspora in this city. He briefly studied multimedia intricacies at STIKOM Surabaya for 4 semesters, and returned to Makassar to work part-time in multimedia as a director, editor, graphic designer, animator, and cameraman. His works include music videos from indie bands in Makassar such as The Hotdogs and TOD. In 2012, he participated in the South East Asian Screen Academy (SEAscreen) held in Makassar. Over the past 3 years, he has independently researched the Maluku diaspora in South Sulawesi, which he plans to develop into a long-term project reaching other places in Indonesia where Maluku people can be found. The results of this research will be developed in the form of documentary films and other multimedia works.