The Empathizer documentary + Embarrassed by Night live comedy : NYC debuts at Welcome to Chinatown

🍿 Please join us at Welcome to Chinatown for the New York premiere of The Empathizer (@empathizerdoc) - a documentary about Vietnam! The hourlong award-winning film is an exploration of second-generation identity and inheritance, told through interviews with overseas-born Vietnamese immigrants who made the choice to move back to the land their parents fled. Co-presented with The Serica Initiative (@serica.initiative), Viet Salon (@vietsalon.nyc), with drinks sponsored by Lady Trieu Gin (@ladytrieugin)!
🎞️ This special screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Fred Le (@fredle) moderated by Vinh Phu Pham PhD (@vinhcesar)
🎭 AND THEN! Stick around for a special presentation of the all-Vietnamese comedy show Embarrassed by Night (@embarrassedbynight) featuring comedians from the film and special guests :
Andy Van (@andyvanandyvan)
Jerry Tran (@jrrytrn)
Molly Rae (@mollolllllloly)
Victor Tran (@vicvantran)
Mic Nguyen (@nicepantsbro)
Leo Nguyen (@leonguyencomedy)
Viet Nguyen (@vietspeekenglizh)
🎟️ One ticket gets you into both the screening and the comedy show! 🧧
Online tickets start at $35. A limited number of tickets will be available at the doors for $40.
Don't miss on this special Vietnamese-American celebration of culture and humor. We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll hang. Happy AAPI Heritage Month, see you at Welcome to Chinatown!
⏰ Show schedule :
5:30pm - Doors
6:00pm - The Empathizer screening
7:00pm - Q&A
7:30pm - Embarrassed by Night show
9:00pm - End