• No Crying at the Dinner Table

    Directed by Carol Nguyen
    Canada | 16 minutes |

A collection of family secrets, confessions and confrontations.

In competition for Best Student Documentary Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Carol Nguyen
Producers: Carol Nguyen, Aziz Zoromba
Screenwriter: Arie Van de Ven
Cinematographers: Walid Jabri
Editor: Carol Nguyen, Andres Solis
Cast: Thao Nguyen-Duong, Ngoc Nguyen, Michelle Nguyen, Carol Nguyen
Country: Canada
Language: In Vietnamese and English with English subtitles.
Year: 2019
Running Time: 16 minutes
Awards: Best Documentary Short, SXSW Film Festival; Special Mention Student Short, Aspen Shortsfest
Primary Company: Traveling
Contact Email: festival@travellingdistribution.com
Website: https://carolnguyenfilms.com/

director biography

Carol Nguyen is a Vietnamese-Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal. Carol is a TIFF Share Her Journey ambassador, an Adobe Creativity Scholar and a 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellow and an Adobe Creativity Scholar. Today, Carol is continuing her passion for filmmaking at Concordia University.

2020 ShortFest Archive