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.

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

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

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

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

@soliloquy_films

11 ай бұрын

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

@neissansaber8423

10 ай бұрын

Same here. Thanks

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

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

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

@jkirk1626

27 күн бұрын

Mother Earth? What a hippy dippy nightmare.

@jamesmcinnis208

16 күн бұрын

"actually"

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Nice acting both of them thanks for sharing.

Showing so much with so little. It was great.

Excellent. Both characters well played.

eye opener indeed!

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

Bravo for being brave and instilling fear against these bastards

@soliloquy_films

11 ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

10 ай бұрын

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

10 ай бұрын

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

@davidhooker675

14 күн бұрын

@@gaylandbarney2231Yikes…next time read what you write

@gaylandbarney2231

14 күн бұрын

@@davidhooker675 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

14 күн бұрын

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

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

@celiajarvis3168

6 ай бұрын

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

Loved it

The 2 primary actors were really good!

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@soliloquy_films

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for subbing!

@devd-sm2jo

11 ай бұрын

@@soliloquy_films 🥰😊

OMG

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Very good movie eye-opener

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

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

Well.....no comment needed .....

@soliloquy_films

11 ай бұрын

Haha, thank you for commenting anyway! And thanks for watching.

fucking excellent!

Great film.

I wonder why they didn't close the blinds?

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

@soliloquy_films

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! The composer, Tangelene Bolton, is terrific!

POWERFUL!

Very powerful.

Wow, we got some messed up history.

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.

My birthday 😢

while governments play their country reshuffles they never ask the local taxpaying natives who keep them in jobs if they would like to share their society with a totally foreign culture with vastly different values , a problem still greatly occurring today with the same old results

Good old hate mongering. There’s always something bad about ‘others’.

I hope Texas doesn’t do this to all the Mexicans coming over...

@williebeamish5879

10 ай бұрын

Rumor has it some are doing exactly that from what I've read.

@HanoverFiste-xu2ot

10 ай бұрын

Perhaps the original Texanos should had done the same to all the illegal immigrants that came in droves from the US. But they didn't.

@notme9816

10 ай бұрын

​@@HanoverFiste-xu2otIt's sad they didn't d8 their duty.

I’m from China 🇨🇳

..... ...now you have all kind of dogs ( weirdly enough they still aren't allowed ) even the ones that consider themselves as such, and all kinds of filipino, malaezian, coreean.. all kinds.. everywhere.. ... wonderful !!! .......

I’m a Marine stationed in Japan in the late 80’s . We took a mac flight to Subic Bay for 3 days R & R!❤ Philippines was Awesome! I got drunk and laid All Weekend!😅 and it cost about 13 American dollars!✌️❤️

@nuioo6643

6 ай бұрын

Proud you exploited poor women? 🤢🤢🤢

@roxanneb6208

5 күн бұрын

@kylebrewer9582 I found your last line off topic, totally inappropriate and misogynistic. Pat yourself on the back. My father fought in WWII, in the Philippines, and was awarded the Bronze Star. There will Always be a never ending amount of men who see nothing wrong with what you wrote last.

History can be interesting stories. Thats it. What can make a difference in peoples lives is how they treat one another NOW. Yet no 1 talks about that. The rest is useless b.s.

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

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?

Dang she is pretty.

That male actor is just awful. At acting I mean. His character is supposed to be objectionable, but his acting is so much worse.

This is so wrong for all the wrong reasons.

Why on earth would you show a film like this on You Tube. It is hatwful and abusive in a world where people should try harder to get along. The re are people who would feed on hate. I was a target of hate, awful film.

@VeretenoVids

9 ай бұрын

Because some people have no idea about the things that have happened in the past and caused immense harm. People need to know each other's history to truly understand and move forward. Just saying "try harder to get along" brushes past all the past traumas that have shaped what our society looks like today. We cannot move past hate until everyone sees and understand what hate really does to people.

tired stuff. racism, yeah, get it. work on it a bit harder. drive the wedge deeper while pretending to do otherwise.

@gusmonster59

10 ай бұрын

Your comment shows your ignorance. This isn't just about racism, it's about history, humanity and we, as humans, tend to treat those we don't, and sometimes refuse, to understand. Unfortunately, this still goes on today. People of certain races are subjected to hatred, but when they strike or protest, they are the 'bad guys'. So perhaps open your eyes and see where you, yourself fit in to the picture rather than just complaining about a video you didn't even have to watch.

No objections to this film. And yet, how ironic is it that not a single filmmaker or platform dares deal with the rampant anti-white racism we have today.

@jeanzeeb7495

2 ай бұрын

Really? Have you looked at virtually every position of power and wealth in this country? White. Male. Racism is about enforcing a system of power in which an advantaged majority enforces it's dominance over a disadvantaged minority. That simply isn't happening in America today. Virtually all wealth and power is in the hands of whites, especially wealthy whites.

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My god America has a dreadful racist history………I never knew about this though - just shameful!

Good old hate mongering. There’s always something bad about ‘others’.