Cuba, Embracing its Future

Elizabeth Staton travels around the world with friends

Kate travels around the UK meeting people who have swapped life in the city for a simpler, more self-sufficient life in the British countryside.

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A docu-drama following a city-dweller who tries to simplify his life by moving to a smallholding (like a acreage) in England. The series combines educational material of him building shelters, raising crops and animals, mending his belongings and such, with humorous interactions with his eccentric neighbors.

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.