Arawinda Kirana
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Arawinda Kirana is an Indonesian actress, director and writer based in Los Angeles. Her titular performance in the TIFF Platform Prize-winning feature YUNI (2021) is critically acclaimed by festival critics, Criterion, and Variety quotes "Excellent, performed with an unfussy and convincing naturalism".
Currently, Arawinda is set to star and produce 'Ibu', the feature film debut of renowned director and photographer Kanya Iwana. Arawinda is also writing her feature directorial debut, titled 'DEF(R)AMED', which follows a young woman navigating "love", power dynamics and assault in the limelight of public scrutiny and an unjust legal system.
Arawinda studied Film & Television Production at the University of Southern California with a scholarship directly from the School of Cinematic Arts. During her time in the university, she also trained in musical theatre and ballet which she had picked up since a young age. As a filmmaker and activist, she began with making documentaries in rural areas of Indonesia, to writing true life-based fictional stories that highlight social issues including environment and colorism.
While living in Indonesia, Arawinda founded the viral #BerkainBersama movement which sparked a cultural artistic revolution within the nation, reaching large audiences with more than 500M engagement across all social media platforms.
Currently, Arawinda is set to star and produce 'Ibu', the feature film debut of renowned director and photographer Kanya Iwana. Arawinda is also writing her feature directorial debut, titled 'DEF(R)AMED', which follows a young woman navigating "love", power dynamics and assault in the limelight of public scrutiny and an unjust legal system.
Arawinda studied Film & Television Production at the University of Southern California with a scholarship directly from the School of Cinematic Arts. During her time in the university, she also trained in musical theatre and ballet which she had picked up since a young age. As a filmmaker and activist, she began with making documentaries in rural areas of Indonesia, to writing true life-based fictional stories that highlight social issues including environment and colorism.
While living in Indonesia, Arawinda founded the viral #BerkainBersama movement which sparked a cultural artistic revolution within the nation, reaching large audiences with more than 500M engagement across all social media platforms.
