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

When Phuong Mai Nguyen first landed in Southern California, she was struck by the sunshine. The Vietnamese-French filmmaker had signed on to direct an animated adaptation of In Waves, AJ Dungo’s hit 2019 graphic memoir, and traveled throughout the Atlantic to fulfill her topic — and immerse herself in his world. “It’s weird because in France we don’t […]