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Baliprod Stories

Where We Create Your Documentaries

At Baliprod, we love putting together your stories through visuals, by creating inspirational, high quality documentaries to share with the rest of the world.
Indonesia is filled with 10’s if not 100’s of different types of cultures, that vary from island to island.
With an endless choice of diverse talent, Baliprods power is fueled by creating meaningful content and stories.

5Point
Balinale
BANFF
Coastfilm
First time
London
Kendal
La Shorts
San Luiso
Oakland
Mountainfilm2021
The Lift Off
Santa Monica
Tripvill
Wildlife Conservation
WASATCH Art
WASATCH
Wild Scenic

(Duration: 1'22) Pixar's Dana Frankoff and Baliprod Photo & Video Production Agency teamed up to raise awareness about the problem of plastic pollution in the ocean. Multiple award-winning documentary, "Voice Above Water" is the story of Wayan, a 90-year-old fisherman who can no longer fish because of the amount of plastic piling up in the ocean.

It’s a glimpse into how one human can use his or her resources to make change and, like we are experiencing right now, a reminder that it takes all of us playing our part and coming together to accomplish something much greater than ourselves.

Voice Above Water

(Duration: 4'47) Skull Carving is an ancient, unique Balinese tradition, that is carried out in order to honour the dead. This practice is passed down, and families spend years mastering the skill, using only skulls of cows that have lived a good life, and died a fair death. Skull carvers draw on the skull by hand, creating unique, and intricate designs.

Follow Wayan, a skull carver as he takes you around the island of Bali, showing you what inspires him. He shows you his countrymen and women that inspire him through their stories. Follow him, as he explains how the people he sees empower each other through their communities and traditions.

Skull Bliss: Portrait of a Balinese Skull Carver

(Duration: 6') This is a short documentary about Black Magic rituals in Bali.

Black Magic: A Balinese Ancient Ritual

(Duration: 5'36) 4ocean and Baliprod teamed up to create an amazing docuseries about the incredible 4ocean crews who work relentlessly to remove plastic from our shores and rivers.

4ocean Captains & Crews takes a behind-the-scenes look at the people who help clean our oceans and coastlines every day.

Season one introduces us to three different crew members from the Bali Cleanup operation while providing breathtaking visuals of the Indonesian landscape and everyday life of local community members. In episode one, we meet Andi, the Director of Operations for 4ocean Bali.

4ocean Captain & Crews | S1:E2 - Mohamed Imran

(Duration: 1'49) As the last surviving boy in his family during a time of severe suffering and black magic, Ketut Arsana is the only one who can carry on the ancient lineage of Balian (Shamanism) from his grandfather. But he is dying… His grandfather asks the gods to take his own life as a sacrifice and spare Ketut but this will leave no one to teach his grandson the ways of his ancestors.

This is the curious story of how Ketut “learnt to die." Ketut Arsana is credited with bringing yoga to the island of Bali, where he still lives and works at his several ashrams, healing centres, temples, retreats and yoga studios, carrying on the work that his ancestors share with him.

Filmed on location in Ubud, Bali, featuring Ketut Arsana & Lisa Marie Schneider Shot on Arri Alexa Mini and CP2 Lenses

Ketut: The Spirit of my Grandfather

(Duration: 5'06) Bakti Negara is a style of Pencak Silat (Indonesian martial art) developed on the island of Bali. It is firmly rooted in ancient Balinese Hinduism, and philosophies. Bakti Negara means "national devotion.” The Sanskrit word Bakti, translates to devotion, and Negara, to country. It is the most widely practiced martial art in Bali, and the most well-known style of Balinese martial art. In fact, Bakti Negara is so widely practiced, it is commonly referred to as Pencak Bali or Kuntao Bali (Martial Art of Bali).

Bakti Negara has moves similar to various Balinese dances and performing arts such as the famous Barong dance. Although the martial art is very much focused around self-defense, those who practice Bakti Negara also participate in modern fighting competitions.

The Art of Bakti Negara

(Duration: 7'44) The Kris is an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (pamor). Kris is most strongly associated with the culture of Indonesia. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade, although many have straight blades as well..

Portrait of a Kris Blacksmith

(Duration: 8'54) Follow the story of Nyoman Warta and his wife, as they show the care they put into the traditional Balinese salt making process.

The practice of Balinese salt farming is becoming less and less common, and therefore is slowly disappearing. It is an honest practice, that takes heart and care, and those who do it put hours into extracting salt from the ocean. From creating tools from scratch, to selling the salt, the process takes days, and requires extremely hard work.

Nguyah: a Balinese Salt Farmer

(Duration: 4'22) This is a short documentary we shot about a unique balinese tradition where villagers fight with cactus like plants. Perang Pandan at Tenganan village, East Bali, is an age-old tradition unique only to this well-preserved old Balinese village in the Karangasem regency. Also referred to locally as mekare-kare and megeret pandan, Perang Pandan is a mass coming-of-age ritual, dedicated to the Hindu god of war and the sky, Indra.

It sees friendly duels between all male villagers, who bout each other armed with a small rattan shield in one hand and a tied packet of thorny 'pandan' leaves in the other. The event is held annually, adhering to its own local calendar.

Pandan War: The Balinese Fight Club

(Duration: 4'32) Galungan is a Balinese holiday that celebrates the victory of Dharma (the righteous path) over Adharma (everything unholy, immoral, etc.). Galungan marks the time when ancestral spirits visit the Earth, and Kuningan (the last day of celebration) marks the day when the spirits leave. The dates for these two days are determined in accordance to the 210-day Balinese calendar. Galungan can be compared to Diwali, a holiday that celebrates the victory of Dharma over Adharma, by Hindus in other parts of the world.

Galungan marks the beginning of one of the most important religious ceremonies in Bali: the day the spirits of the deceased return to visit their former homes. The family of the deceased spirits have the responsibility to be hospitable through prayers and offerings.The most obvious sign of the celebrations are the Penjors (bamboo poles with offerings suspended at the end) that are placed in front of the homes, by the road.

Bali: What is Galungan?

(Duration: 7'05) 4ocean and Baliprod teamed up to create an amazing docuseries about the incredible 4ocean crews who work relentlessly to remove plastic from our shores and rivers.

4ocean Captains & Crews takes a behind-the-scenes look at the people who help clean our oceans and coastlines every day.

Season one introduces us to three different crew members from the Bali Cleanup operation while providing breathtaking visuals of the Indonesian landscape and everyday life of local community members. In episode one, we meet Andi, the Director of Operations for 4ocean Bali.

4ocean Captains & Crews | S1:E1 - Andi

(Duration: 5'20) 4ocean and Baliprod teamed up to create an amazing docuseries about the incredible 4ocean crews who work relentlessly to remove plastic from our shores and rivers.

4ocean Captains & Crews takes a behind-the-scenes look at the people who help clean our oceans and coastlines every day.

Season one introduces us to three different crew members from the Bali Cleanup operation while providing breathtaking visuals of the Indonesian landscape and everyday life of local community members. In episode one, we meet Bismo, captain for 4ocean Bali.

4ocean Captains & Crews | S1:E3 - Bismo

(Duration: 3'35) Nyepi - A day of silence. A unique tradition found only on the island of the gods in Bali, Indonesia.

With prayer for the purification of humanity, earth and the universe; this holy day is the celebration of a new year by the Balinese Caka calendar. A day of mandatory quiet that is reserved for self-contemplation.

Nyepi: A Balinese Silent Day