Kea’s Ark
About Kea’s Ark
In the 1980s, a three-story ark was built in Newark's devastated Central Ward. Self-taught artist and engineer Kea Tawana designed and constructed the massive boat by herself using salvaged materials from nearby 19th-century buildings.
Kea’s Ark is a 2019 film directed by Susan Wallner. Kea Tawana appears as Self, Emma Wilcox as Self, Willie Cole as Self, and John Keene as Self.
At 26 minutes long, it arrived in January 2019.
It streams on PBS, PBS Living Amazon Channel, and WETA+ in the United States.