Monica Cordero

As the director of ‘Our Aotearoa’, I handled the creative vision for the series, and creatively managed different departments. This project is personal to me as I see parts of myself and my journey within the stories. I believe this series will help others understand the difficulties faced when immigrating to a new country while also presenting an accurate representation of Aotearoa, a thriving immigrant nation.

Our Aotearoa is an animated documentary series that speaks to immigrants' personal experiences of living in Aotearoa. These episodes explore themes of racism, discrimination, loss, loneliness, and maintaining cultural ties while living in another country. We feel there is little multicultural representation in mainstream media in Aotearoa. This project's purpose is to help open a dialogue for a more diverse representation of Aotearoa – the one we know, Our Aotearoa.