TvFilm
Erie County Smile: Preview
Preview: Season 13 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Join our host Amani Olugbala to watch “Erie County Smile” by Van Tran Nguyen.
Join our host Amani Olugbala to watch “Erie County Smile” by Van Tran Nguyen. “Erie County Smile” is a satirical short film which parodies “Paris By Night” (PBN), a popular Vietnamese-language variety show. Van, who grew up working in her family’s nail salon, dedicates this film to the children of immigrants who spent their childhoods behind doors labeled “employees only”.
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TvFilm is a local public television program presented by WMHT
TvFILM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
TvFilm
Erie County Smile: Preview
Preview: Season 13 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Join our host Amani Olugbala to watch “Erie County Smile” by Van Tran Nguyen. “Erie County Smile” is a satirical short film which parodies “Paris By Night” (PBN), a popular Vietnamese-language variety show. Van, who grew up working in her family’s nail salon, dedicates this film to the children of immigrants who spent their childhoods behind doors labeled “employees only”.
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Van Tran Nguyen on Inspiration From "Paris by Night"
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Clip: S13 Ep4 | 1m 47s | Filmmaker Van Tran Nguyen discusses where "Erie County Smile" drew inspiration from. (1m 47s)
Van Tran Nguyen on Pandemic's Impact on "Erie County Smile"
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Clip: S13 Ep4 | 1m 53s | Filmmaker Van Tran Nguyen discusses COVID-19's impact on the film's production. (1m 53s)
Van Tran Nguyen on Vietnamese as Water Language
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Clip: S13 Ep4 | 1m 39s | Van Tran Nguyen discusses how she considers Vietnamese to be a water-based language. (1m 39s)
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TvFilm is a local public television program presented by WMHT
TvFILM is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.