A Film Documentary by Laloasa Bhumi

ARKA- (Latin) a vessel, from arcere, meaning “to hold off or defend”, KINARI- (Sanskrit) a half-human, half-bird musician, guardian of the tree of life. A floating cultural platform launched by the artists Filastine & Nova, a seventy-ton sailing ship on a voyage to promote resilience to climate change and re-engagement with the sea.
MUSIC & MESSAGE
By day Arka Kinari hosts workshops, skill shares, and small concerts by local musicians. By night the ship transforms into a stage for the performance by Filastine & Nova, using music to sound the alarm for climate change and cinematic visuals to imagine life after the carbon economy.
As a touring production powered by the sun and shared at public waterfronts, Arka Kinari is both message and method.

Arka Kinari’s maiden voyage stopped
in twenty-three nations, crossing the Atlantic,
Caribbean, and Panama Canal, before being trapped
in the Pacific Ocean for months during the pandemic.
Arka Kinari finally entered her home waters
of Indonesia in September 2020,
and docked in Serangan Port, Bali until today.