“Thank You Quezon City! is a looping, single-channel 2D animation that explores what it’s like to grow up in Canada as a second-generation, diasporic, Filipino-Canadian immigrant in honour of my late grandfather, Papa Nic, who passed away in November 2020. Highlighting several memories of daily life, this animation short encapsulates the ups and downs of growing up alongside an aging immigrant grandfather and coming to terms with diaspora and the feeling of loss. From childhood to adulthood, the short follows myself as I go through her life with my grandfather, Papa Nic, ultimately ending with me trying to learn how to move on after losing him.”