No Crying at the Dinner Table

Everyday life/Short Film, Canada 2019

Filmmaker Carol Nguyen grew up in a Vietnamese-American family. She interviewed her parents and sister and used those testimonies to craft an emotionally complex and meticulously composed portrait of intergenerational trauma, grief, and secrets in this cathartic documentary about things left unsaid.
16 min
HD
Starting at 13
Audio language:
English
Subtitles:
EnglishFrenchGerman

Awards

SXSW Film Festival 2020 Documentary Short
GRAND PRIX RUHR
Future of Film Showcase 2020 Best Film

More information

Director:

Carol Nguyen

Composer:

Arie van de Ven

Original title:

No Crying at the Dinner Table

Original language:

English

Further titles:

식탁에선 울지 않기

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 13

Audio language:

English

Subtitles:

EnglishFrenchGerman

Subtitles (SDH):

German