Studio Lyra is a creative awareness and design studio. Projects include academic research, film production, and social practice initiatives focused on harmonizing systemic issues. We attempt to embrace complexity while promoting the other worldly.
A full-length documentary that follows the Tahitian fight for environmental justice (trailer)
Awards and screenings: PBS (2026), FIFO (Best Environmental Film), New Orleans Film Festival, CAAM (Kabuki), Los Angeles APF (Special Jury Prize), France TV (2025)
Director: Virginie Tatoofa
Director of Photography: Michael Latham
Producers: Ahi Company, What Took You So Long, Studio Lyra
Studio Lyra co-founded weocean, a global community dedicated to rebuilding an inclusive and harmonious relationship with the ocean. weocean aims to fuse creative awareness and collective action to incite systemic change.
Projects range from performances, research, to media productions including: United Nations World Oceans Day collaboration, UN Nippon Fellowship, Climate Week thought leadership, WWF Plastic Out of Nature campaign.
Studio Lyra serves a strategic advisor and artistic collaborator for Soul City Movement, a nonprofit organization that facilitates cross-cultural connection through the universal language of artistic expression. Grounded in the power of art as a catalyst for progressive change and community enrichment, Soul City Movement empowers artists and young people through creation, collaboration, mentorship, and showcasing.