Meet Filipino-Canadian animator and Oscar nominee Trevor Jimenez

Ten years ago, Trevor Jimenez started writing a personal story about his family. Little did he know that opening up would bring him success all the way to the Academy Awards.

To make his short film “Weekends,” Filipino-Canadian animator Trevor Jimenez had to take a year off from his job as a story artist at Pixar, where he worked in films like “Finding Dory” and “Coco.”