Carol Nguyen

Carol Nguyen

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Carol Nguyen

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Nanitic
Director
Bringing the same insight and precision to her debut dramatic work as she did with her award-winning documentaries, Toronto’s Carol Nguyen immerses viewers in the intricate matrix that connects three generations of an immigrant family.
Holy Cowboys
Editor
Holy Cowboys offers a fascinating, disconcerting look at Indian youth indoctrinated as bovine vigilantes. This observational documentary from Sundance Institute alumnus Varun Chopra goes deep into a world of bigotry and division, where a genuine love for animals and a naive sense of righteousness are weaponised.
Faraway
Producer
After being estranged from his family for his homosexuality, we observe a young man over four seasons and from far away as he navigates his solitude – all the while attempting to reconnect with his mother.
No Crying at the Dinner Table
Production Designer
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
Editor
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
Producer
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
Director
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.
Tundra
Producer
A mother dreams and hallucinates, trying to cope with her loss of her daughter.
Tundra
Director
A mother dreams and hallucinates, trying to cope with her loss of her daughter.
This Home Is Not Empty
Director
A chilling experimental meditation on the lies in which we tell ourselves expressed through the starkly minimalist dioramic presentation of a seemingly empty home.
Uprooted
Director
A short stop motion animation recounting my father's journey immigrating to Canada from Vietnam.
Every Grain of Rice
Director
They say it only takes three generations for a culture to assimilate. What happens next?
How Do You Pronounce Pho?
Director
An exploration of identity and culture through food.
Façade
Director
Four individuals discover that the main element that unites them is also the reason for their isolation.