Thao Nguyen

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.

Made in collaboration with THAO and Marion Hoàng Ngọc Hill, Nguyen's film Amongst the Disquiet, 2024, speaks to the ties that bind within a multigenerational Vietnamese family based in New Orleans. Through interwoven vignettes told through dialogue and songs, the film winds through the challenges, longings, and affections between family members.