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Nanitic

Using the metaphor of nanitic—a descriptor of the first worker ants produced by the queen using only the reserved nutrition of her body—this story follows a day in the life of two young girls Mai and Trang, their Aunt Útty, and Trang’s ailing grandmother.

 

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Director
Cast

Kylie Le, Ly Pham, Van Pham, Dam Nguyen, Eve Sevigny, Fred Nguyen, An Nguyen

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

In Vietnamese and English with English subtitles

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15 min

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Credits

Executive Producer

Karine Bélanger, Hany Ouichou

Producer

Carol Nguyen, Marie Lytwynuk

Screenwriter

Carol Nguyen

Cinematography

Alexandre Nour-Desjardins

Editor

Carol Nguyen

Original Music

Arie Van de Ven

Art Director

Estelle Tang

Director

Carol Nguyen headshot, Nanitic director

Carol Nguyen

Carol Nguyen is a Vietnamese-Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal. Her films often explore the subjects of cultural identity, family, and memory. Her last film, No Crying at the Dinner Table (2019), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and had its international premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), where she was additionally invited as the opening night speaker. In 2020, No Crying at the Dinner Table also received the Jury Prize for Short Documentary at SXSW. Nguyen is a 2018 Sundance Ignite fellow, Adobe Creativity Scholar, and a TIFF Share Her Journey ambassador.