Creating Opportunities to Represent Asian Communities on the Screen w/ Shuchi Kothari: 6 July 2023

The Pan Asian Screen Collective is a not-for-profit organisation based in Aotearoa that was founded in 2018 by University of Auckland associate professor Shuchi Kothari, to promote equity for Pan-Asian representation on New Zealand screens. 

The Initiative allows for selected students, staff and alumni to create a pilot episode representing the pan-asian community in their own way. 

Rawan spoke with screenwriter and associate professor, Shuchi Kothari about the success the initiative has had, recent pilots that have been created and the importance of screen representaion for migrant communities.