No Dogs | Award Winning Historical Short Film

[@epiccurious3536]

This film deserves 177 million views, not just 177 thousand views. We ignore history at our own peril.

[@jessegonzalez8167]

Good short film. Good acting. Great pace--never got bored. Nice to have some aknowledgement to the Filipino community. I'm a Stocktonian, but not a TRUE one. In 1964, I was born at San Joaquin General Hospital, in a little town called, French Camp, about 5 miles south of City Hall. Raised on Grant Street, I was able to enjoy downtown in the 1970's. The Cross-Town freeway, took out most of, "Little Manila." Seen The Fox sign, now The Bob Hope Theatre, really caught my attention. Also, the Stockton Record, on the table brought some nice detail to the film. All of the posters of the famous boxer, "Little Joe," have been taken down. The last standing monument is the, "Filipino Center." Thanks to all who worked on this project.

[@tomhill4003]

A truly amazing short film, with a historical instance I was totally ignorant of. THANK YOU!

[@stephaniecook2441]

Thank You! Wow. Some History I wasn't aware of even after 60 years in California. All peoples are Created equal!

[@noodlepoodlegirl]

Equal! 💙

[@saralynn518]

Raw and powerful. For once and for all, I wish we could have learned something from our past.

[@maganalia]

Nope. We're worse than ever.

[@elaineteut9579]

I went to school in California. I still have my 2nd grade class picture. We were a Heinz 57 group. A little bit of every culture. We all played together. I also had a good friend from the Navajo Tribe in Arizona. Her Grandma was a neighbor and she would come up to California to stay with her Grandma. Her Grandma taught us how to make homemade tortillas. They were the best.

[@marketads1]

Thank you for a beautifully realized true story and metaphor about humanity’s circular and ancient inhumanity.

[@mrk9989]

Wow I just watched this with no knowledge of what I was about to actually watch!!! I am from New Zealand and we the tribes of mother earth have similar stories to share, so much sadness and anger. These actors were great and I would love to shake their hands BRAVO

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"actually"

[@noorgonzalez1076]

Isaiah 35:5,6 Isaiah 25:8 Psalm 37:10,11 Isaiah 65:21

[@maganalia]

@jkirk1626 What is she if not our mother? She gives birth to everything.

[@edreynolds2819]

Daniel 2:44

[@alexkwan160]

@@noorgonzalez1076what does that mean?

[@stephaniedouglasaviewfroma9596]

A piece of history I was not aware of! I am now. This moving short led me to do some research.

[@allentabbert1272]

me too.

[@cookiecazares5833]

Great short!! Alot was said/acted in a few minutes not hours. Glad it was to educate us as well!

[@ozdigg9254]

Superb. Thank you. A horrible history I was ignorant of until now.

[@soliloquy_films]

Thank you for watching! We're just glad to be able to illuminate some less-known parts of history.

[@neissansaber8423]

Same here. Thanks

[@terryoquinn8199]

Some less known parts of American ignorance . It seems to be at an all time high right now , in 2024 . Racism is an ugly mistress and must be illuminated !

[@john77277]

Lost for words, but ty for the education

[@irreverentjules-240]

Wow! I felt myself contracting every time he spoke, and relaxing every time she responded. Loved the ending. Bravo

[@maganalia]

It showed that it's pointless to argue with a fool.

[@alexasaltz4229]

I was raised in Sacramento. I have friends of varied Asian ethnicity. I know quite a bit about the Japanese and Chinese history in Northern California, however until now, I never heard about Filipino riots. I have several Filipino friends, including a son-in-law! I live in an orchard, miles of fruit trees surround my home. Specialized augers are used to drill into compacted earth,. Dynamite? Really? I know it was used heavily in gold mining operations and the scars left behind are glaringly obvious. Anyway, thanks. Beautifully done! I learned something and now have to research the shit out of it. History should never be secret.

[@alexkwan160]

Why use “compacted “, I mean compact is an adj, we don’t need to use past particle. Isn't it?

[@alexasaltz4229]

@@alexkwan160 you are correct. English is my second language. I could edit, but then your correction might confuse someone.

[@alexkwan160]

@@alexasaltz4229 If you are second language then your English is not bad, I just think you are native tongue 👅 and confused about the usage where textbooks didn’t showcase. 😂

[@freddyrodriguez4732]

yes, crazy they used dynamite!!!

[@bmacpher]

@@alexkwan160 Compact means small in size, whereas compacted means "made compact". Compacted earth is correct in this context.

[@VJGilboy_01_10]

Nice acting both of them thanks for sharing.

[@vyvienvp3413]

I am English, had no idea of this dark episode in American history. I have learnt something today. Thank you for educating me.

[@uropygid]

But it is so much worse than this portrays. If you want to see another portrait of American hate, look up the murder of James Byrd jr. in Jasper Texas in 1998. And don't you remember the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville NC in 2018? Racist hate goes all the way back to the beginning of American history. The day the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock Mass, they brought racist hate with them from merry old England. To this day that hate has not subsided. Half of America is republican. Racist hate is the core principle of the republican party.

[@tinawong7825]

True history. And it's Exactly what some state governments don't want in the schools. And that's why we don't learn from our past mistakes. They'd rather Bury it, then learn from it.

[@terryoquinn8199]

Yes , because it’s very embarrassing ! And it should be .

[@hollyperrin7353]

@@terryoquinn8199The Watsonville Riots? Maybe America should stop undercutting Americans and these tragedies wouldn’t happen. How in the heck do you justify that?

[@terryoquinn8199]

The classic racist card is pulled once again . Maybe American’s should stop undercutting themselves ? Maybe stop suppressing history and education and work for a living instead of expecting things to be handed to them because of their skin color . I supervised a lot of people in my lifetime , care to guess who the laziest where ? I was raised ignorant too but after I grew up I took it upon myself to educate myself and then I saw it , how many people expect things in life just because . You sound like one of them .

[@pauldavey]

Well done. Nothing I can say that has not already been said. Superb and history repeats itself every day in every country. How sad is the human race?

[@maganalia]

We're very sad. We're cruel and stupid.

[@freddyrodriguez4732]

very

[@e.l.france5136]

Oh yeah, that was excellent all the way through to a fine ending. I've subscribed and will let others know that this is what we've been looking for: human interest movies not CGI cartoons taking up the big screens.

[@apistosig4173]

Well shot - wonderful lighting - sub-standard dialogue - he was unconvincing - she was wonderful.

[@terryoquinn8199]

I’m 65 years old , went to school in Oregon , I’ve never heard of this until now and I find embarrassing . Both that I never knew and that it happened at all . My last 2 years of high school were in Virginia , we had our own problems with the African Americans in ‘75 - ‘76 and my best friend was Filipino , I never knew . It’s all rather embarrassing now . I can’t believe we treat other humans like that , will we ever learn ?

[@mattcarlson8262]

Born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley, I've never heard of this, astonishing how actual history is NOT taught in America.

[@jodie6925]

You got that right!

[@SILSAL67]

Back in the 1800's they hated the Chinese immigrants. But, were thrilled that they worked their butts off for little pay and horrid living conditions to build the east and west railroad lines.

[@alexkwan160]

👍 Yes, I am the Chinese too

[@Mark-gg6iy]

MAGA when racism when unchallenged.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

🚫🤡

[@cliffdariff74]

You don't know what u are talking about fool.

[@SharonNolfi]

Wonderful portrayal of a dark and shameful part of California history. Lovely shots within the diner.

[@GlobeHackers]

Great story, well crafted, excellent actors. The set design, costumes, color, grain, and sound design were all well done. The history of the US and the Philippines is tragic, and it breaks my heart that we still exploit that country while we play The Great Game. It's important to remember history and confront current events honestly.

[@solpaquibot8418]

woww...I didn't know this part of history...superb acting..short film but left a big impact....well done

[@donnathompson5951]

My heart aches. And I'm angry that none of the history classes I took said anything about this and so many other things.

[@RankAndFileGuy]

Showing so much with so little. It was great.

[@allisonlew4508]

The 2 primary actors were really good!

[@OurTube_TheOriginal]

Great acting…great writing. The dialectical banter like walking amidst political landmines buried in a soil of universal human connection that sometimes provides a safe path to walk along and sometimes hides the danger beneath. I was married to someone whose parents came to US in their 20s and I never knew about that war nor the Watsonville race riots (can we please start calling them ethnic riots?). I noticed his family had no tolerance for anything negative and when something hard was brought up which was rare, such as his mother recalling her father ducking into the bushes and leaving her on the road when Japanese were shooting, they laughed. I came from tough backround in US which i too was ignoring so I also “looked only on the sunny side” but was older and changing a little bit. My family didn’t talk about the hardships the Irish suffered; i only found out later when reading Frank McCourt’s books. Overall i don’t think the Irish were treated as badly as some other ethnicities and less recently also. Nonethelesss, generational PTSD and the cycle of violence when victimized become perpetrators is saturated in so many families about which nothing is said of the roots.

[@e.t.8541]

Actually? According to Thomas Howell, the Irish were among the first, in the history of the "true" slave trade. FYI. 🧐

[@alexkwan160]

We should face our crime, our trauma and the things we shun

[@joannaloha]

Reminded of how the powerless must keep their thoughts to themselves or risk injury.

[@melovett61]

Kind of stumbled upon this film, had no idea by the title what it was about; I'm an American and have been living in the Philippines since 2018. This was an eye-opener to say the least! On another note, when she mentioned her brother making "buko pie"--I thought about the panda buko I like to buy. They're like donuts, stuffed with shredded coconut.

[@alexkwan160]

What’s Buko?

[@henrygonzales9666]

​@@alexkwan160young green coconuts

[@timothygreening875]

I shall ask my Filipina wife if she has ever heard of this terrible story. Really impressive actors etc. 10/10.

[@jodie6925]

Thanks for this film! Great title, referencing the infamous signs "No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs". Millions of Irish people emigrated to the US between 1820 and 1930 and were stereotyped (lazy, drunk, stupid, dirty etc.), discriminated against and hated for taking jobs away from "real Americans" because they were willing to work for lower pay. Love the irony here - the Irish guy treating Filipinos the same way his own family would have been when they first arrived in the U.S. This reminds me of when I worked in domestic violence in the 90s and had to relocate a woman from Iraq because her husband had tried to kill her and her four children. She had no money and no job, so her options were very limited. I finally found a large enough apartment in a complex that took housing vouchers. When I took her to see it, she looked around and saw that most of the residents were from Cambodia. She was horrified and said "I can't live with THESE people!" And SO IT GOES. (She did move in, and I wonder if she was ever able to make any friends there.)

[@PippaRilley]

Interesting, sad & bit horrified.

[@barbaramccoy6448]

We are all God's children. Why can't we just all get along?

[@MegaDog357]

one day we will, CHRIST IS COMMING BACK

[@janicejackson2016]

Because there's good and evil and we have to choose the right one

[@mp_1231]

I hope this goes viral soon. It's a really important story.

[@annamariesantillan9196]

Bravo for being brave and instilling fear against these bastards

[@soliloquy_films]

Thank you for watching! Yes, Marisol is very brave.

[@erdelegy]

wait, what? white bastards??

[@arlenethomas1167]

Thank you for your short film of historical significance. Something I sadly had no knowledge of until now, because my Philippino classmate n friend from back in the day, never brought up her ancestral history. I remember how smart she was, n never minded helping me with my math 😂 I pray that wherever Nina is today, she is safe n sound n happy.

[@billieallor]

We assume so many things and react without getting to know people; it continues to this day 😢😢😢

[@brianpan6453]

Excellent. Both characters well played.

[@lindaclifton3729]

So much to learn from the past! Still the hate continues with people who we have been programmed to believe they are lower than white man. When will we learn we are all the same, all connected to each other ? My heart & soul dream of this day! What I’m seeing in the US now, fills me with much doubt that we ever will. 😢

[@offduty6255]

eye opener indeed!

[@louismartinez-gauthier3065]

Guess the history repeats again over and over! The latinos/Mexicans suffered the same story, even though at that time Mexicans didn't cross the border, it crossed us. Trump is using the same rethoric. Louis Gauthier MD, Mexican mother.

[@gnostic268]

Wait til you learn about Native Indigenous tribes who had been living in what is now California for thousands of years. Mexico is a settler-colonial state although people like to pretend it existed pre-colonization.

[@kharlosdamonpanterra8162]

An excellent film. The between the characters tension is delicate and unerving. This is a story that needs wide exposure, and this film is an excellent entre.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

The lack of self-awareness from the clan mentality in this country is remarkable Excellent short film, awaiting the full version. Of course like other commenters I knew nothing of this content, but on a side note when Japanese Hawaiian Americans were interned from Hawaii in California fights broke out amongst them in the illegal incarceration facilities, the nickname for a California Japanese-American was katonk in Hawaiian pidgin, that was the sound that their head made after a Hawaiian Japanese-American knocked them out, I moved to Hawaii in high school in 78 and experienced racism for the first time from locals, I recall something about why can't we all just get along?

[@krisshassebrock7518]

Loved it

[@DelightLovesMovies]

Well done. I really love a good film like that.

[@Richard-me2pq]

She carries herself with class while he chooses to be a jerk!

[@pennybyrd1058]

I really liked this short film. The only real problem I had with it was the set. In the 1930s they didn't have mini-blinds, I don't believe.

[@PatriciaJLee]

Beautifully done, good actors

[@ChuckSeayII]

When you hear a gun get cocked and the see it not cocked it kinda kills the mood!

[@celiajarvis3168]

Oops... I didn't notice. Overall, it was a sadly historical movie, suspenseful with excellent acting performances from both actors.

[@PippaRilley]

Am alarmed at how so many folk commenting that they knew nothing of this part of your history. School is only the start of our education. Keep reading, learning.

[@raven5ism]

Note to set designer, There was no plastic containers in the time period portrayed here.

[@FemiNelson-sb1em]

It saddens me to learn the horrid history of our nation. I knew that Filipinos suffered as we Hispanics, AfroAmericans, Asians & even many Anglo Europeans. However; all the details, no I continue to learn & its 💔. Pandora's box was blown wide open in this century once again. 😢 Paz be with us all 🙏. "Sra Isa"

[@trishturner2220]

My goodness! I've never even heard a whisper about this happening ,sad ,so very sad for them .

[@honestg]

Well and truly disturbing. We are totally ignorant over here (Scotland) with all that Racism crap that went on. As our famous Bard wrote "We're all Jock Tamson's Bairns". Nice acting and story - Enjoyed this educational short film 👍

[@gaylandbarney2231]

well , it's been a bit over dramatized and focused on here....yes , there was racism here , as everywhere else in the world , but somehow it seems important to a minority here to lash us all with guilt.....it almost guarantees winning an award

[@abraxasjinx5207]

​@@gaylandbarney2231oof. I bet your family loves having you over at Thanksgiving.

[@DH_CR7078]

@@gaylandbarney2231Yikes…next time read what you write

[@gaylandbarney2231]

@@DH_CR7078 i just did....and tho' it was 9 mos. ago , and a bit difficult to remember what it was about , i find nothing Yikable......no misspellings or "bad" ideas....but "racism" is evolving rapidly , so whatever one thinks today will be outmoded ie. , insufficiently dishonest , next week or have i misunderstood ?

[@gaylandbarney2231]

@@abraxasjinx5207 i bet you don't know my family

[@devd-sm2jo]

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[@soliloquy_films]

Thanks for subbing!

[@devd-sm2jo]

@@soliloquy_films 🥰😊

[@crabwalk7773]

👏👏👏❤❤❤❤

[@bcrater6400]

Somethng amiss here. I worked with many, many filipinos for years overseas and they never mentioned the first word about this. Every one of them loved americans and America almost to a fault. Something had to have changed during the Korean War era.

[@shut_up_and_fart_xX]

hi! there are a lot of different feelings many filipino people (born in the philippines or part of the filipino diaspora) have about america and americans, but the stories and history this film is based off of is not popular. its more than likely they have never heard about this, possibly because their families were not involved or because many of the people that immigrated were not able to return to the philippines and share their experiences.

[@janicegardner5027]

I am grateful to understand more of history and some of the injustices that occurred. I hope we can learn from the past.

[@SGR47]

unbelievable. I know lots of philippines who live in this country today. This movie fights windmills of today.

[@Mark-gg6iy]

Something else not taught in US history classes when I went through public school, graduating in 1975. Nowadays, if an American teacher in Texas or Florida mentioned this no doubt their Governors would try to have their employment terminated because Caucasian students ´ parents might be offended.

[@roxanarosado8706]

OMG

[@MeedoMashakeil]

Great movie, amazing plot and actors! Thanks KZbin for the brilliant algorithms!

[@doreekaplan2589]

The American dream no longer exists for generational Americans. Long gone.

[@maganalia]

All over the west. We're screwed

[@henrygonzales9666]

It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.

[@KABELLARIUM]

Excellent work of cinematic art.

[@lunainezdelamancha3368]

Wow.....This was very heavy....it left me speechless!

[@malgorzatazytkow6127]

Very good movie eye-opener

[@MissD1029]

WOW‼️‼️‼️‼️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🏆

[@marshakrinsky669]

An Eye for an eye and we’ll all be blind…..when will open our eyes!?

[@oikeasti_anton]

I love the music!!! The intro score is amazing

[@soliloquy_films]

Thanks! The composer, Tangelene Bolton, is terrific!

[@RohitBSrivastava]

Incredible! 🎥✨ Your film is inspiring! 🌟 How did you develop the characters in the film?

[@maganalia]

Wow. Gosh you never know what's happened in a town near you. Why are people so cruel to each other? WTF is wrong with us?

[@467-k1m]

lol Simple answer. We are animals.

[@garyjohnson1466]

Now you know real fear, but he already knew about irrational fear of being found by his friends with someone from a different culture, people are tribal….

[@Stuart-u9r]

WOW! This is brilliant. Kudos to all involved. ❤

[@edhuber3557]

I'd not heard of this, and it appears there's a reason. This overstates the Watsonville 5 day riot in 1930 as something akin to Tulsa violence. Looks like pinoy, Fermin Tobera, was killed, and not much more (far less than Westerners by Moro or later NPA). Seems many did in CA wanted Filipinos out of the US, but that is mirrored in the PI. The end-of-film statement that the US granted PI independence in order to 'rid the US' of Filipinos ignores other more dominant reasons, and that the majority of the US had scant exposure to, or economic impact from, Filipinos. It is about as specious as a Japanese revisionist claim posted last week that Japan fought WWII to free Asia, and that 1946 PI independence was won for them by the benevolent Japanese (ignoring the rape/murder orgy in Manila, of course). Or that the post-WWII PI government was only a US puppet. There is but a germ of plausibility in each claim for the activists to work on unthinking masses.

[@Dirjj]

I’m half Filipino, and was raised in Watsonville.

[@crystalharris7394]

I never knew that and it happened right in California so sad

[@splinterbyrd]

The guy doesn't look like he's ever done a day's real work in his life. Still, who cares? Great film.

[@leenorthcutt8421]

POWERFUL!

[@marithibaut7868]

Very important stuff, thank you for the lesson ❣️

[@maurawhelan3530]

Great film.

[@allisonlew4508]

I wonder why they didn't close the blinds?

[@dancingnature]

It’s hard to see through blinds

[@sooz9433]

Very powerful.

[@TonyMcentee-k2h]

And the Philippines recently allowed Uncle Sam another 3 military bases in their country. If only they knew their history they would have passed on this. Learning from history is not a great human trait.

[@terryoquinn8199]

Or learning at all apparently .

[@jodie6925]

@@terryoquinn8199 LOL!

[@johnkilcher477]

WOW, a great message about the land of the 'free' and the home of the (brave)???

[@toneshop]

Poignant!

[@PetaWilliams-j3u]

Fantastic

[@damienhudson8028]

Great short film

[@TimLayla]

A fascinating story. One which seems to repeat. The US finally had to purchase the Philippines from the Japanese in 1945 so they could export the Filipinos back to their homeland. This helped with the riots and killings in California. Would we likewise have a few immigration problems with the Hispanics if the US purchased Mexico?

[@edhuber3557]

Are you serious......."The US finally had to *purchase* the Philippines from the Japanese in 1945"? And you actually believe the reason was so the US could....."export the Filipinos back to their homeland"? Good grief.

[@jaguarreow749]

fucking excellent!

[@film-0b3i]

WOW. I DIDNT SEE THAT HAPPENING.

[@seracessna]

My birthday 😢

[@wasabiginger6993]

Wow, am a boomer born Santa Monica 1950 and never knew!

[@rolandosotelo3741]

Tres bien❤

[@camv3236]

“Your people,” “our people” I’ll never understand it. And so am outcast from all people, always wrong.

[@jodie6925]

Not all people...😊

[@betsyjones2912]

Yep and look how well America turned out

[@thomasdewolfhound6458]

So its interesting that he plays an Irish man because there were signs that also said "No Dogs, No Irish" America land of the free and home of the racist

[@marthadanziger352]

Home of the brave ...who fight and change racism Land of the free... free to tell the facts and expose the evil. Bigotry exists in history of every country and culture. Instead of hating the US for its imperfect and too often brutal past, be glad that you are in one of the few places where you are guaranteed fundamental right to change what is wrong and illegal.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Excellent rebuttal to a bitter leftist

[@pennybyrd1058]

@@marthadanziger352 I'm a leftist, I guess, but I agree, with your rebuttal. In many countries, you have no fundamental right to try to change things. I for one, am extremely glad for the brave photographers all over the world who document the injustices in our world at great danger to themselves. Keep making films that expose injustices. Keep unearthing the reason for these prejudices. I think one of the most ironic things about CA is it is considered a Blue state by most of the world, yet historically, racism has deep roots here. The central valley in CA is very deep Red surrounded by Blue. Someone needs to make a film about that.

[@TheRealFamespear]

If you actually had the means to travel the world, you’d see that racism exists everywhere. I bet you’re a lefty.

[@katiemilady197]

Excellent film and actors! Unfortunately tho, this is what the US wants to erase from our history books and minds. 😢

[@warrenmanning7991]

Great movie

[@CalTC_]

Luck of the Irish! Of course we are not suppose to see anything but the woman here. Are we suppose to think her gun didn't fire or was unloaded? Dude is flat as cardboard and probably not an Irish actor. USA government and farmers looking for lowest wage labor are the elephants in the room?