‘In Waves’ Turns a Surfer’s Grief Memoir Into Cannes History

Phuong Mai Nguyen’s debut makes history as the first animated film to open Cannes Critics’ Week — and it exists because she ...

Phuong Mai Nguyen Talks Critics’ Week Opener ‘In Waves’ And Being Intimidated by Real-Life Story Behind It

Director Phuong Mai Nguyen talks animation and her new film 'In Waves,’ based on AJ Dungo’s graphic novel and opening Cannes ...

‘In Waves’ Review: An Eloquent Rendering of First Love, Heart-Crushing Loss and the Joy of Surfing

Will Sharpe and Stephanie Hsu lead the English-language voice cast of Phuong Mai Nguyen’s debut feature, an animated ...

‘In Waves’ Review: Animated Surfing + Teen Tragedy Makes for a Stylish Tearjerker

Phuong Mai Nguyen adaption of the graphic novel In Waves by AJ Dungo is a tribute to a girlfriend who was diagnosed with cancer.

‘In Waves’ Review: Elegantly Animated Adaptation of AJ Dungo’s Bestseller Is an Unapologetically Conventional Tearjerker

Voiced by Stephanie Hsu and Will Sharpe, Phuong Mai Nguyen’s animated Cannes Critics' Week opener 'In Waves' is earnest and ...