| No Crying at the Dinner Table | |
| Director: | Carol Nguyen |
| Producer: | Carol Nguyen Aziz Zoromba |
| Music: | Arie Verheul van de Ven |
| Cinematography: | Walid Jabri |
| Editing: | Carol Nguyen Andres Solis |
| Distributor: | Travelling Distribution |
| Runtime: | 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]