films · music · games · live events
Make the impossible playable.
Films, music, games, and live events for people who want to make a change. Everything we make starts where the lotus does: rooted in the hard stuff, then open.
bud → open → scatter
Three ways to bloom with us.
Each part of the studio is a stage of the same flower. We show what's already sparkling, hand it to you to try, and then let it travel.
Reveal
the bud
- Film & TV
- Music
- Comics & print
Show the sparkle that already exists. Films, music, and print about what's already working in the world.
Watch and listen →Play
the opening
- Games
- Browser games
- Workshops
Let people try it and find their own capacity. Games and workshops where you test out change for yourself. Some play right in your browser.
Play something →Share
the pollen
- Screenings
- Live events
- Game jams
- Host-your-own kits
Give people ways to carry it on. Screenings, live events, game jams, and kits for hosting your own.
Find a gathering →五大 godai · the kirakira way
Five elements, one ecosystem.
In Japanese philosophy, godai are the five great elements that make up every living system: earth, water, fire, wind, and void. None ranks above another, and remove one and the whole system changes. Each is one of the ways we work, and together they are how media can move people toward change.
Tap a scroll to unroll what it means.
一 · Chi · Earth
Bridge Work
二 · Sui · Water
Shadow Work
三 · Ka · Fire
Heart Work
四 · Fū · Wind
Play Work
五 · Kū · Void
Light Work
日光写真 · printed by the sun
The studio, in sunlight.
Who we are, how we work, who it's for, and where it's all growing. Printed the old way: lay it on the paper, let the sun do the work, and wash it in water.
- Coat
- Expose
- Wash
- Dry
Who we are
A creative studio for social change.
We make media that helps people feel seen, try something new, and pass the light on.
Los AngelesPart of the KiraKira EcosystemFirst projects in the works
How a project moves
Printed the same way, every time.
- Coat
Listen. We start with a community's story and who needs to be in the room.
- Expose
Make together. People shape it, test it, and see themselves in it.
- Wash
Release. It goes out as a film, game, song, print, or gathering.
- Dry
Pass it on. Toolkits, screenings, and workshops keep it going.
Who it's for
Made with people, not about them.
- Communities bring the story and shape it.
- Schools and educators host workshops and game jams.
- Funders and partners help projects happen.
- Everyone gets to watch, play, and join in.
The KiraKira Ecosystem
One pond, three parts.
KiraKira Studio, the bloom. Makes the films, games, music, and gatherings people see.
KiraKira Systems, the sparkling water. Everything grows in it. It catches the light and carries the methods out to organizations, so new blooms open across the pond.
KiraKira Institute, the roots. A nonprofit that researches and shares the methods everything grows from.
Now printing
Our first projects are on the drying line.
We're making them now, in Los Angeles. Read our story to see where they come from and where they're headed.
Learn more about us →