Alesha (she/they/he) is a takatāpui multi-disciplinary arts practitioner and student of Te Reo Māori me ōna tikanga at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Alesha has whakapapa that connects her to Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Arawa, Samoa and China.
Filmmaker and documentary fanatic Alesha Ahdar responds to three films in Season 8 of Loading Docs: Night Ride, Fifty Percent and Wind Song and Rain.
Alesha Ahdar heals childhood understandings of te ao wairua through the vibrant display of mana motuhake that is Neke by Scotty Cotter.