15. Alyssa Medel: failure, success, marriage, religion

Alyssa is a Filipino-New Zealander filmmaker and theatremaker who is dedicated to telling stories that bring marginalised voices to the forefront and inspire social change. She shares about her work, the fear of failure, self-tending, marriage, success, and her post-grad study which, since recording, Alyssa has actually pressed pause on - but I’ve kept our chat about this in because a) it’s interesting and relevant and b) because it’s totally ok to change your mind sometimes! @yssamdl  WATCH Three Dots: https://www.asianz.org.nz/arts/three-dots/ ☕️ SUPPORT the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/asianinaotearoa FOLLOW @asianinaotearoa on Instagram VISIT asianinaotearoa.com ___ ABOUT THE PODCAST Hosted by Jenna Wee, Asian in Aotearoa (New Zealand) explores the lives of Asian creatives in their 20s and 30s, one uncensored convo at a time. Questioning our concept of home, identity, family, relationships, sex, racism, body/beauty, healing, decolonisation, navigating whiteness - and how this shapes the way we move through the world and influences our creative work.