當 Thea Loo 著手製作並執導一部關於加拿大住家看護計畫的紀錄片時，她心中有兩個主要動機。首先，是出於個人原因——希望幫助她的丈夫、攝影師 Jeremiah Reyes，走出憂鬱症的陰霾。她想，如果兩人能一同完成《Inay（媽媽）》，也許能改善 Reyes 與他曾經擔任住家看護的母親之間的關係。
短篇紀錄片《Gaby》開場時，一位年輕的溫哥華編舞家正流暢且輕鬆地在一面落地鏡前練習街舞動作。在影片旁白中，Gabrielle Tumaneng 將她的藝術形式描述為「一種對歌曲進行詮釋的視覺表現」。
劇作家兼演員 Abi Padilla 踏上了一個全新的冒險旅程，當 Studio 58 戲劇課程要求她演出一場獨角戲。這份作業是畢業條件，提供了她一個機會，可以在舞台上嘗試之前從未探索過的事物。
要理解傳統菲律賓人的心理，便需要認清「hiya」的重要性。這他加祿詞語的意思是「羞恥」。「hiya」是菲律賓人根深蒂固的價值觀，令他們不敢打破社會傳統規範或提出太多尖銳的問題。「walang hiya」（無恥）更加是讓人顏面無存的嚴厲譴責。但跟很多詆譭的說話一樣，拒絕被傳統束縛的菲律賓人開始接受「walang hiya」的稱呼。
主要透過鏡頭進行創作的溫哥華藝術家Khim Hipol表示，自己以促進教育為創作藝術的目的。他的動機直接了當，因為他擔心菲律賓移民的孩子不了解菲律賓的國家象徵，以及該國的抗爭史。
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