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.

​🎞️ 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