Copenhagen. A police station. A foreign woman, wearing a burqa, is there with her young son to file a complaint. Yet, it seems the translator is not willing to report what she is telling.
Directors: Rungano Nyoni, Hamy Ramezan
Writers: Rungano Nyoni, Hamy Ramezan
Stars: Yusuf Kamal El-Ali, Zeinab Rahal, Amira Helene Larsen
When Kate, an isolated and vulnerable young mother struggling to make ends meet, is offered help by her neighbour Marie, she finds herself pulled into a community that may not be as virtuous as it seems.
“No Dogs” is a short film set against the backdrop of the Watsonville Riots of 1930 when anti-Filipino violence raged across California’s Central Valley. It confronts the history of racial discrimination against Filipinos. Written by Alex S. Fabros, Jr. and Georgina Tolentino the 2021 film introduces audiences to Marisol, a Filipina who seeks safety after the bombing of a taxi dance hall where Filipino men and white women socialize. As the night grows darker and the sounds of gunshots louder, Marisol finds herself in the most unlikely of places: seated in a diner with a white man named Carl.
