No Crying at the Dinner Table

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. NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE Directed by : Carol Nguyen Produced by : Carol Nguyen, Aziz Zoromba For Your Consideration, Best Documentary Short Subject 75+ Festivals, 15+ Awards including: **World Premiere — TIFF, 2019 **International Premiere — IDFA 2019 **Grand Jury Award for Short Documentary — SXSW Film Festival, 2020 **Short List for Shorts — DOC NYC, 2020 **Nomination for Best Documentary Short — Canadian Screen Awards, 2020 **Best International Documentary — Galway Film Fleadh, 2020 (Learn more : bit.ly/3qVR2Wr) NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE is a student film which Carol Nguyen directed at the age of 21. FAQ : carolnguyenfilms.com/faq-no-crying-at-the-dinner-table PLEASE NOTE Disclaimer: Discussion of trauma may trigger some viewers. To find a mental health / crisis hotline in your region, please visit: asianmhc.org/resource/#hotlines Activate Vietnamese or French subtitles in the [CC] box FOLLOW THE FILM’S JOURNEY instagram.com/nocryingatthedinnertable facebook.com/nocryingatthedinnertable twitter.com/nocryingfilm BIO Carol Nguyen is a 22 year-old, Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal. Her most recent film “No Crying at the Dinner Table” premiered at the TIFF in 2019 and had its international premiere at IDFA 2019, where she was also invited as the Opening Night speaker. It also received the Jury Prize for Short Documentary at SXSW 2020. Carol is a 2018 Sundance Ignite fellow, Adobe Creativity Scholar and a TIFF Share Her Journey ambassador, where she strives to empower diverse voices and women through her own stories and personal experiences in the film industry. Today, Carol is working towards developing her first documentary feature as well as an animated short. Follow Carol Nguyen: instagram.com/carolnguyen_ Carol on representation and the film industry: bit.ly/2I0qxNQ CONTACT Distribution & International Sales : Travelling, les films qui voyagent / Attn : Tam Dan Vu / coordo@travellingdistribution.com Director: Carol Nguyen / carol_nguyen@hotmail.com Press Inquiries : David Magdael, dmagdael@tcdm-associates.com travellingdistribution.com facebook.com/travellingdistribution instagram.com/travellingdistribution