Sweet Spot
Opening with the unseen history of Filipino nurses and their global contributions, Sweet Spot follows Joyce, a young Filipina nurse in Melbourne navigating her career and budding romance with her colleague, Anna.
While Joyce enjoys a karaoke night, expressing her feelings for Anna through song, her mother, aged-care nurse Gemma, suffers a heart attack and faces discrimination in the emergency room. Upon receiving the news, Joyce rushes to the hospital, only for her and Gemma to become locked in a tense confrontation. During this heated argument, Gemma criticises her daughter’s choices, while Joyce challenges her mother’s emotional absence in her upbringing.
Finding herself torn between caring for her mother and pursuing her own life, Joyce comes to reflect on the deep sacrifices that Gemma has made as a nurse and parent.
Unclassified 15+
Course: MFA FTV Narrative
Director Biography
Pamela Freire is a filmmaker driven by the belief that cinema can spark critical thought and inspire societal change. With a strong foundation in feminist film theory, she weaves academic insight into her storytelling, creating films that uplift marginalised voices. Pamela’s work reclaims the representation of women’s bodies in cinema, portraying them as spaces of radical creativity and empowerment. Her films, seen through a decolonial and feminist lens, blur traditional boundaries, evoking healing, fostering community, and celebrating joy. Dedicated to reshaping the way we experience cinema, Pamela continues to push the medium forward, challenging audiences to rethink the stories we tell and how we tell them.