当 Thea Loo 着手制作并执导一部关于加拿大住家看护计画的纪录片时，她心中有两个主要动机。首先，是出于个人原因——希望帮助她的丈夫、摄影师 Jeremiah Reyes，走出忧郁症的阴霾。她想，如果两人能一同完成《Inay（妈妈）》，也许能改善 Reyes 与他曾经担任住家看护的母亲之间的关系。
短篇纪录片《Gaby》开场时，一位年轻的温哥华编舞家正流畅且轻松地在一面落地镜前练习街舞动作。在影片旁白中，Gabrielle Tumaneng 将她的艺术形式描述为「一种对歌曲进行诠释的视觉表现」。
剧作家兼演员 Abi Padilla 踏上了一个全新的冒险旅程，当 Studio 58 戏剧课程要求她演出一场独角戏。这份作业是毕业条件，提供了她一个机会，可以在舞台上尝试之前从未探索过的事物。
要理解传统菲律宾人的心理，便需要认清「hiya」的重要性。这他加禄词语的意思是「羞耻」。「hiya」是菲律宾人根深蒂固的价值观，令他们不敢打破社会传统规范或提出太多尖锐的问题。「walang hiya」（无耻）更加是让人颜面无存的严厉谴责。
主要透过镜头进行创作的温哥华艺术家Khim Hipol表示，自己以促进教育为创作艺术的目的。他的动机直接了当，因为他担心菲律宾移民的孩子不了解菲律宾的国家象征，以及该国的抗争史。
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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
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