| No Crying at the Dinner Table | |
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| Directed by | Carol Nguyen |
| Produced by | Carol Nguyen Aziz Zoromba |
| Cinematography | Walid Jabri |
| Edited by | Carol Nguyen Andres Solis |
| Music by | Arie Verheul van de Ven |
| Distributed by | Travelling Distribution |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Vietnamese |
No Crying at the Dinner Table is a 2019 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Carol Nguyen. [1] 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. [2]
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. [3] In December 2019, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films. [4]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [5]
