Filmmaker Statement

"Giannis’s journey to embrace his cross-cultural identity is a story we were excited to work on because it’s one we instantly related to. We’re both immigrant directors who come from multiple cultures. And we’ve both found ourselves caught between them. There’s so many more people out there who are just like us — like Giannis. We feel so proud to be able to help share his resonant and inspiring story with all of them. Especially through this emotional, modern take on The Odyssey. This project was truly a dream because of all that. We couldn’t be more honored to be a part of it." – Nono Ayuso and Rodrigo Inada, Directors of Naija Odyssey