Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 14) — A Filipino-American story artist is tapping into his roots as he creates the first ever Filipino-American characters for a Pixar short film.

Pixar Animation Studios story artist Bobby Rubio is delving into the director's seat with Pixar's upcoming short entitled "Float."

Rubio has revealed on his Twitter that it will be starred by two Filipino-American computer-generated characters.

It's OFFICIAL! I can finally tell you I'm the #Writer / #Director of the #Pixar #SparkShort "Float"!



I'm so proud to be a part of this program and to be among these very talented people! And I have to give a shout-out to my wonderful and talented crew, Team Float! https://t.co/08Q9FRVgRS — Bobby Rubio (@Bobby_Rubio) January 10, 2019

The artist who has worked on animated films "Tarzan," "Avatar: The Last Airbender" series, and "Up" shared how important it is to finally have characters that represent millions of Filipinos all over the world.

"I am proud to tell our stories. I know what it means to see our culture represented on screen! #RepresentationMatters," he wrote.

"I am so grateful to tell our stories. I know what it means to be underrepresented... I’m going to do my best to tell MORE!" he wrote in another tweet.

"Float" will be a part of Pixar's SparkShorts, an experimental storytelling initiative of the American animation company. The shorts under SparkShorts will hit YouTube starting February, but Rubio's film still has no release date.

This year, we launched #SparkShorts, an experimental storytelling initiative that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar to share their stories. See the first three shorts at the @ElCapitanThtre beginning 1/18, followed by an exclusive launch on @YouTube in the weeks that follow! pic.twitter.com/9ssK5Sn1bn — Disney•Pixar (@DisneyPixar) January 10, 2019

Although born and raised in San Diego, California, Rubio remains proud of his Filipino roots. He often shares Pinoy pop culture artworks on his Twitter page. One of his most recent creations? A sketch of Miss Universe 2018 and fellow Philippine pride Catriona Gray.