Both Worlds

Season 4

Each week we meet one 18-30 year old who is facing a defining moment in their life, tapping into the unique concerns, hopes and fears this generation faces. Giving the show a 21st century twist, participants use handicams to record their own candid thoughts, feelings and opinions as well as introducing us to their refugee or migrant communities and navigating us through their, at times, contradictory worlds. The series presents a dynamic collection of surprising, funny and poignant personal stories about kiwis either living a culture clash or enjoying the best of both worlds. Prepare to laugh and cry with the unique and familiar in a documentary series that takes minority programming to another level. A switched-on and entertaining show that gives a voice to a vibrant and progressive group of young Kiwis with a foot in Both Worlds.

Where to Watch Both Worlds • Season 4

10 Episodes

  • Vicky Ha
    E1
    Vicky HaTalented chef Vicky Ha, also known as 'The Dumpling Queen', is opening a restaurant centered around her mother's dumpling recipes, but first she must reconnect with her Chinese heritage to make the business a true success.
  • Daniela Brown
    E2
    Daniela BrownAdopted from a Romanian orphanage at the age of three, 27-year-old Daniela Brown prepares for an emotionally traumatic return to a country she knows little about, and she is on a mission to give back to other young orphans like herself.
  • Ghadair (Dee) Alshemari
    E3
    Ghadair (Dee) AlshemariKuwaiti-Kiwi Ghadair (Dee) Alshemari dreams of seeing the catwalks of Paris and London but will her Muslim culture stand in the way of her desire to have the ultimate Kiwi experience of traveling to Europe?
  • Taofia Pelesasa
    E4
    Taofia PelesasaSamoan/Tokelauan-Kiwi Taofia Pelesasa presents a controversial play to his Tokelauan community that undermines everything the community believes in by envisioning a future where their island homeland is lost to climate change forever.
  • Megan Blackwell
    E5
    Megan BlackwellSecond-generation Kiwi-Chinese photographer Megan Blackwell has never been to China and does not speak the language, so she sets out to discover what it really means to be Chinese.
  • Daniel Gamboa Salazar
    E6
    Daniel Gamboa Salazar20-year-old Colombian refugee Daniel Salazar seeks to reconnect with the local Colombian community in Wellington, New Zealand that ostracized him by throwing an impressive Colombian barbecue.
  • Makanaka Tuwe
    E7
    Makanaka Tuwe21-year-old Zimbabwean-Kiwi Makanaka (Maka) Tuwe is on a mission to radically change New Zealanders' perceptions of Africans by organizing young African Kiwis to spread a positive image throughout the media.
  • Medulla Oblongata
    E8
    Medulla OblongataMedulla Oblongata, a 29-year-old Maldivian-Kiwi refugee, and well-known drag queen, seeks to combine his two passions, human rights activism and drag.
  • Xi Yao Chen
    E9
    Xi Yao Chen30-year-old Xi Yao Chen travels back to his home country of China to seek the approval of his parents, who are highly accomplished traditional Chinese musicians themselves, to pursue a career around his passion for heavy metal.
  • William Mordido
    E10
    William Mordido22-year-old Filipino-Kiwi chef William Mordido challenges the Filipino community when he attempts to modernize their traditional cuisine and turn it into a modern fine dining degustation.

 

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