Sweet Spot, a Filipino migrant's story sharing the life experience of Filipino healthcare workers

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'I would like to be able to continue creating and sharing stories about my Filipino identity, Filipino values, traditions, and culture.' Pamela Freire, after completing her studies at Victorian College of the Arts Master of Film and Television - Narrative program. Credit: SBS Filipino

Growing up, Pamela Freire was surrounded by nurses and healthcare workers; which inspired a story about two nurses and their complicated mother-daughter and patient-nurse relationships.


Key Points
  • 'Sweet Spot' is part of Pamela Freire's completion of her masters degree at the Victorian College of the Arts Master of Film and Television - Narrative program.
  • Majority of the cast and crew are Filipinas.
  • She wants to continue sharing stories about Filipino migrants, experiences, culture, values and tradition.
Pamela Freire was a young girl when her family decided to move to rural Australia. Growing up she felt like she didnt belong in one place, at home she was Filipino but in school, she was learning how to be Australian.
I want to continue learning and researching Filipino beliefs, culture, and traditions and share that through film with the Filipino Australian audience.
Pamela Freire -Filipino-Australian filmaker



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