No Crying at the Dinner Table (2019)
16m
Running Time
September 6, 2019Release Date
No Crying at the Dinner Table (2019)
16m
Running Time
September 6, 2019Release Date
Plot.
Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her own family to craft an emotionally complex and meticulously composed portrait of intergenerational trauma, grief, and secrets in this cathartic documentary about things left unsaid.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Subs
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Thao Nguyen
Self
Ngoc Nguyen
Self
Michelle Nguyen
Self
Carol Nguyen
Director
Aziz Zoromba
Producer
Max Machado
Colorist
Arie Van de Ven
Composer
Alex Lane
Dialogue Editor
Arie Verheul-van de Ven
Composer
Walid Jabri
Cinematography
Andres Solis
Editor / Sound Recordist
Giulio Trejo-Martinez
Sound Designer
Ophelia Spinosa
Production Assistant
Daniel Cross
Executive Producer
Allen Bleich
Gaffer
Tim Horler
Sound Mixer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
No Crying at the Dinner Table is a 2019 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Carol Nguyen. An exploration of the common stigma in Asian families against expressing emotional vulnerability, the film centres on interviews Nguyen conducted with her family, played back around the dinner table at a family gathering.The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. In December 2019, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.