Creating Independent Cinema in Canada: A Conversation with Carol Nguyen

Creating Independent Cinema in Canada: A Conversation with Carol Nguyen

Carol is one of Canada's top emerging filmmakers. She is the guest filmmaker for FILM 257 (Concept Development) this semester. Please join via Zoom; there are two one-hour sessions in the morning and afternoon. All are welcome.

Time: Friday, Oct 28 09:30-10:30AM and 3:30-4:30PM

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https://queensu.zoom.us/j/93369610264?pwd=Ulk0c1Y5ZVQ3cmpBenlPNXNvR1M0dz09

Carol's website where her films may be viewed: https://carolnguyenfilms.com/films

(Don't miss her much-lauded student films, No Crying at the Dinner Table, Facade, This Home Is Not Empty)

Carol at IDFA 2019 (transcript and video), the youngest person to give an opening night speech at the world's most important documentary festival: https://www.idfa.nl/en/article/130575/read-carol-nguyens-speech-from-opening-night?fbclid=IwAR181rd8xx81pwUiyG0erHlBdjlqjbwewg_a7gELfGJ5evu8WHM2oJwOStY

CAROL NGUYEN

Carol Nguyen is a Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker, born and raised in Toronto, now based in Montreal. Her films often explore the subjects of cultural identity, silence and memory. Her latest film “Nanitic” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022, where it was awarded the IMDBPro Share Her Journey Award for Best Canadian Short Film. Her previous film, “No Crying at the Dinner Table,” received the Jury Prize for Short Documentary at SXSW in 2020 and had its international premiere at IDFA 2019. Carol is a 2021 Doc Accelerator Program Fellow and an IDFA Space Project 2022 participant for her project “The Visitors.” Today, Carol is writing and directing several projects, including two feature films as well as an animated short. She is a graduate of Concordia University and has been winning prizes for her films since high school. Her works encompass all genres of fiction, documentary, experimental, and animation.