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'No Crying at the Dinner Table' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Carol Nguyen and released in 2019.[Al Donato, [https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/no-crying-at-the-dinner-table-carol-nguyen_ca_5d728539e4b03aabe35bb711 "'No Crying At The Dinner Table' Uncovers One Immigrant Family's Inner Lives"]. 'Huffington Post', September 6, 2019.] 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.[Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/short-but-sweet-tiff-short-docs "Short But Sweet: TIFF Short Docs"]. 'Point of View', September 5, 2019.]
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff/article-tiff-2019-the-globe-teams-most-anticipated-films-list/ "TIFF 2019: The Globe teams most-anticipated films list"]. 'The Globe and Mail', August 26, 2019.] In December 2019, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-top-10-canadian-films-2019/ "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019"]. 'Now', December 11, 2019.]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[Jillian Morgan, [https://realscreen.com/2020/02/18/extra-drive-takes-australia-doc-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-unveiled/ "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled"]. 'RealScreen', February 18, 2020.]
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